8Little ArthurNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 4/4 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. |
| Paper size: | 230 x 164 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 58 x 50 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | tan on ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine appliqué on wove |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | a good impression, lovely golden paper and clear black lines |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | 'Whistler -' and butterfly in pencil on recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | Possibly 1873 butterfly |
| Collector's mark: | 'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp on recto; N.Y. PUBLIC LIBRARY / PRINT DEPARTMENT' stamp on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '13 3/' on recto above platemark |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0090528 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.