221The Two DoorwaysBibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographieAccession no: Rés EC 123 Folio 2 State: 8/13 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Provenance: | Alfred Beurdeley (1847-1919), Paris; probably sold at auction, Delteil, May 1920. Acquired by the Cabinet des estampes, Bibliothèque nationale, Paris. |
| Paper size: | 206 x 296 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 202 x 296 mm |
| Note on size: | paper size includes tab |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | 'laid' Japan |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | solid tone in water, wiped horizontally and vertically |
| Note on foul biting: | varieties of granular tone (left) and pitting across wall |
| Print note: | ink reticulation at lower margin below left doorway |
| 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: | on tab |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 54 mm from left, 3 x 8 mm; butterfly of 1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | oval stamp on recto lower left corner in black (A. Beurdeley, Lugt 421) / recto red circular stamp within platemark 'BIBL. NAT EST' (Lugt 249) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1930z02 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.