200Nocturne: PalacesMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 67.630.58 State: 10/12 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1967 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 38554). Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Given by Susan Dwight Bliss to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1967. |
| Paper size: | 305 x 202 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 296 x 202 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | light weight, 'antique' (pre 1800), darkened to buff |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | rich inking, slightly smudgy |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | appears black on the shadows and gondola, brown elsewhere |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 45-65 mm from left; butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'G W E' (?) ; and 'HHB' (Benedict) in pencil on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 38554' and '127851' (latter crossed out) |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2020707 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.