208Nocturne: FurnaceSterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MAAccession no: 1968.9 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA |
| Provenance: | Acquired from Kennedy Galleries, New York, by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA, ca 1968. |
| Paper size: | 173 x 229 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 168 x 229 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japan |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | tone, carefully wiped layers of slightly curved horizontal strokes, with more at the bottom, and some blips at centre bottom; lighter area around centre |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The ink looks brown in places and black in others. The forge with its delicate cross-hatching looks extraordinarily soft. |
| 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: | butterfly on verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | illegible word, possibly by Whistler |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly, possibly of 1887/1890 |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2130607 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.