196The Little MastNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP+ State: 3/8 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. |
| Paper size: | 295 x 218 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 265 x 187 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight paper with a lustrous silky surface, probably a western paper simulating japanese |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, fairly even, slightly deeper at the bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | a little, particularly at the bottom, and two grid-like smudges at top right |
| Print note: | curious acid affect bottom left and blotches at top and bottom right |
| 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 'imp.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1880/1881 |
| Collector's mark: | 'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION & N. Y. PUBLIC LIBRARY / PRINT DIVISION' on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '151' top left on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1850111 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.