211Long VeniceKupferstichkabinett BerlinAccession no: 465-1908 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Kupferstichkabinett Berlin |
| Provenance: | Sold at auction, Amsler & Ruthardt, Berlin, to the Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, 1908, for 1050 M. |
| Paper size: | 132 x 310 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 127 x 310 mm |
| Note on size: | paper size includes tab |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | machine made |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | ? |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | darker tone near lower edge, wiped in various directions |
| Note on foul biting: | small patch of foul biting at top edge; fine pitting across etched parts of the plate, mostly in skyline |
| Print note: | some ink reticulation near bottom edge; fine lines in sky somewhat worn |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | not on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 47 mm from left, 5 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: | K2120516 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.