219The Venetian MastUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann ArborAccession no: 1954/1.383 State: 12/12 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker |
| Image credit: | Photo © The University of Michigan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Margaret Selkirk Watson Parker (1867-1936), Detroit, MI; bequeathed to the University of Michigan Art Museum, MI, 1954. |
| Paper size: | 345 x 165 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 341 x 165 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | watermark not clear in available light |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | partial |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, slightly darker near the plate corners |
| Note on foul biting: | on the wall to the left of the standing boy and over the figure group |
| Print note: | warm black ink; this impression conforms to Kennedy's description and reproduction of state six |
| 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 'imp' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly; butterfly of 1889/1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1890s; inscribed marks by JMW? |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1950511 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.