61FinetteArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1938.1882 State: 9/14 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Clarence Buckingham Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 40702?). Clarence L. Buckingham (1854-1913), Chicago; acquired by the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, Clarence Buckingham Collection, 1938. |
| Additional acq. no: | R 5750 |
| Paper size: | 370 x 264 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 290 x 201 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | The paper has dark fibre inclusions. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | Corrosion on the plate prints like foul biting. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | 'Whistler' at lower left sheet corner recto (mostly erased) |
| 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: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'C.B.' (Clarence L. Buckingham, Lugt 497) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 40702' (?) and '2079' (the latter mostly erased) at lower left recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Finette' at lower centre recto; 'T.[?]56. 2nd state. With the balcony, but before / the work on the background of tables.' at lower centre and lower right verso; '734' at lower right verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0580502 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.