219The Venetian MastMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 41.1.197 State: 7/12 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Felix M. Warburg and his family, 1941 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Possibly acquired from Whistler by Henry Studdy Theobald (b. 1847). Given by Felix M. Warburg and his family to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1941. |
| Paper size: | 347 x 163 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 343 x 163 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | medium-weight paper |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, more at the bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | overall grain |
| Print note: |
| 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: | pencil butterfly of 1880; tab 31-41mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'F.M.W.' stamp (F.W. Warburg) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1950512 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.