201The Bridge, Santa MartaBaltimore Museum of ArtAccession no: 1996.48.12305 State: 9/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Baltimore Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | George A. Lucas (1824-1909), Paris; acquired by the Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, 1996. |
| Paper size: | 320 x 218 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 296 x 199 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | light buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' (pre 1800) laid paper. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | fleur de lys |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light tone, with more at the top and bottom edges |
| Note on foul biting: | at the bottom, and specks at the side |
| Print note: | A vivid proof |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (faint) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly 'imp' and 'J. A. McN. Whistler - ' under platemark |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'To George A. Lucas -' under platemark |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1880/1881 |
| Collector's mark: | 'M.I. LUCAS COLLECTION' stamp on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '171' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2040202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.