61FinetteArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1934.544 State: 10/14 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; passed to his wife; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1934. |
| Additional acq. no: | R 533 |
| Paper size: | 386 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: | butterfly in margin lower right |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Very fine proof -' in margin lower right |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '44' at lower left recto; 'E' at lower right recto; 'X' at upper right recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0580602 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.