206Nocturne ShippingMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 40.63.6 State: 1/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Harold K. Hochschild, 1940 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Royal Library, Windsor. Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Given by Harold K. Hochschild to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1940. |
| Paper size: | 155 x 218 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 218 mm |
| Note on size: | . |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | pale buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | light weight |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'VR' (?) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | graduated tone, wiped horizontally in sky, messy edges |
| Note on foul biting: | some dots |
| Print note: | a good impression with atmospheric tone |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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: | '1st proof' |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 14-57mm from left; butterfly of 1880/1881 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | crowned 'VR' oval stamp (Royal collection, Lugt 2535); 'HHB' stamp (H.H. Benedict, Lugt 2936) both on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'L2535' under VR stamp and 'L2936' above Benedict stamp, on verso |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K2230102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.