222NocturneNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1942.15.2 State: 6/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Given by Mr and Mrs J. Watson Webb to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, in memory of Mr and Mrs H.O. Havemeyer, 1942. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-2438 |
| Paper size: | 218 x 296 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 203 x 295 mm |
| Note on size: | with a narrow margin at top and thread margins at bottom and sides |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | heavy weight paper, fibrous |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | With considerable tone, heavy at the top, heavier at the bottom, and wiped cleaner over the etched area but with the lines, themselves, heavily inked |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks |
| Print note: | A dramatic impression in cool black ink; paper, ink colour and signature characteristic of etchings printed in Venice |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 62-85mm from left, height 10mm; butterfly of 1880/1881 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'abstract' butterfly at lower left on the verso, not by Whistler |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1840407 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.