222NocturneBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 35.1196 State: 9 l/9 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Mrs Henry Lee Higginson Sr., Boston, to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, July 1935. |
| Paper size: | 204 x 295 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 200 x 295 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Considerable tone overall, heavier top and bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The drypoint has faded until it is very soft. |
| 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: | butterfly on verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'selected proof' [butterfly] on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 65-77 mm from left; butterfly of 1888/1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | the pencil butterfly dates from the late 1880s/1890s |
| Collector's mark: | MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | The Nocturne |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1840504 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.