136Florence LeylandArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1924.643 State: 1/11 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | From the Ethel Wrenn Bequest |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge (1845?-1924), Glasgow, probably before 1888. It was acquired, probably through Wunderlich's, by John Henry Wrenn (1841-1911), Chicago; bequeathed to his family, 1911; bequeathed by Ethel Wrenn, Chicago, to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, John H. Wrenn Memorial Collection, 1924. |
| Paper size: | 279 x 197 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 214 x 134 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | no |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly and 'imp' , lower left, in margin |
| 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: | The pencil butterfly in the margin dates from the 1890s. |
| Collector's mark: | 'B.M.' stamp (B.B. MacGeorge, Lugt 394); and 'J.H.W.' (John H. Wrenn, Lugt 1475) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1100102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
