199The RialtoKupferstichkabinett BerlinAccession no: 532-1907 State: 3/3 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Kupferstichkabinett Berlin |
| Provenance: | Kunstsalon Ernst Arnold, Dresden; sold to the Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin, 1907, for 1400 DM. |
| Paper size: | 301 x 200 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 295 x 200 mm |
| Note on size: | paper size includes tab |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | even plate tone, darker towards lower margin, here wiped vertically |
| Note on foul biting: | fine pitting mainly across figures |
| Print note: | white hairline in lower left quadrant |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'VENDITA CARNA' on the signboard above the awning on right |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | on tab |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | not on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 45 mm from left, 6 x 16 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2110207 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
