68AxenfeldMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 83.1.92 State: 6/6 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of William Loring Andrews, 1883, transferred from the Library |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Given by William Loring Andrews (1837-1920) to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1883. |
| Paper size: | 323 x 227 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 228 x 152 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japan |
| Note on the paper: | yellowed |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | no (residual) |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | strong burr |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1860.' ('6' reversed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| 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: | 'Axenfeld -' on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1875/1877 |
| Collector's mark: | Metropolitan Museum stamp on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '44' on recto, '52' at top right; '20' bottom right, other now rubbed out |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0640304 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.