141The Little Forge, LiverpoolBibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographieAccession no: Rés EC 123 Folio 2 State: 7/16 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 44681). Atherton Curtis (1863-1944), Paris (no. 4901); given in 1943 to the Cabinet des estampes, Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Additional acq. no: | D.07374 |
| Paper size: | 235 x 151 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 226 x 149 mm |
| Note on size: | paper size includes tab |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | some tone in shadows of interior; different shades, wiped diagonally at top right |
| Note on foul biting: | some pits and dents |
| Print note: | retroussage at top; excess ink from lines wiped across |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | on tab |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly imp. |
| Note on the tab: | 93 mm from left, 8 x 22 mm; butterfly of 1886/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | recto red oval stamp 'B.N. EST' (Lugt 400) / black stamp lower right corner 'D.07374' |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 44681' on verso lower left corner |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | various inscriptions on (verso?)? 'K8-05' on verso lower right corner |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1470503 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.