238The Little VeniceArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1934.570 State: 2/2 |  |
| 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: | 190 x 267 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 186 x 267 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'Pro Patria' |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | printed with plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | some scattered spots of false biting but not a significant amount |
| 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 'E' with flourish in graphite on verso, lower right |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | see signature |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly dates from ca 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | 'E' with flourish next to butterfly on verso is similar to the inscriptions on the Havemeyer Venice etchings in the NGA |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1830102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.