63Isle de la Cité, ParisBritish MuseumAccession no: 1980-11-08-13 State: C/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Francis Bullard, Boston; bequeathed to his sister, Katharine Bullard, Boston. Charles C. Cunningham (1910-1979), Chicago. Thomas Agnew & Sons, London; sold to the British Museum, London, 1980. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA50183 |
| Paper size: | 200 x 290 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 200 x 290 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid? |
| Note on the paper: | browned |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, wiped, more at bottom, some blipping on laid lines |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | drypoint is fading - a few scratches top |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'Dec. 1859.' 'Paris de la Galerie d'op' very faint indeed |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 58-72 from left, butterfly of 1886/1888 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | ex. coll. Francis Bullard L.982 on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0600104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.