222NocturneArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1934.562 State: 9 l/9 |  |
| 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: | 204 x 297 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 201 x 297 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | colour and type of paper could not be confirmed as all corners hinged to backboard |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Letters |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Printed with heavy plate tone, carefully wiped to suggest a glow behind the horizon, radiating a glow over the waters. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The faint lines of remnants of gondolas are probably drypoint. |
| 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: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1840502 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.