222NocturneYale University Art GalleryAccession no: 1947.385 State: 6/9 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Given by Leonard C. Hanna, Jr (1889-1957), Cleveland, Ohio, to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, 1947. |
| Paper size: | 225 x 318 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 200 x 145 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japan |
| Note on the paper: | thick paper |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Grey tone, smooth at top, deeper at bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A superb impression, with lovely soft 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: | butterfly on recot, below platemark at left |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '13. x.' to left and 'ox' (with small 'x' and 'ox' superscript) to right of butterfly on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LCH' circular green stamp (Hanna, Lugt 564) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1840z10 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.