218The PiazzettaArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1924.649 State: 9/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | From the Ethel Wrenn Bequest |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | John Henry Wrenn (1841-1911), Chicago; bequeathed to his family, 1911; bequeathed by Ethel Wrenn, Chicago, to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1924. |
| Additional acq. no: | 6145 |
| Paper size: | 258 x 179 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 254 x 179 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | pale green |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | crown |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | The graininess on the wall at upper right may be foul biting or intentional |
| Print note: | A lightly inked impression, so the lines appear less distinct, or less deeply etched, than those on AIC 1934.534 - IV/V. |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | The pencil butterfly dates from the 1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'J.H.W.' (John H. Wrenn, Lugt 1475) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'A 32345' at lower centre verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Piazetta' at lower centre verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1890502 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.