232Upright VeniceArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1947.703 State: 4/7 |  |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Mrs H. F. Perkins |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Selected by Whistler for Mrs H. Roosevelt (AIC records). Herbert F. Perkins; given by Mrs Herbert F. Perkins (née Margaret Dana Head) to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1947. |
| Additional acq. no: | 14364 |
| Paper size: | 265 x 179 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 253 x 179 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Hunting horn in shield 'WR' |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | printed with some plate tone, slightly heavier in the lower half of the plate. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Prominent vertical plate scratches are visible on the lower 2/3 of the plate and at upper right. |
| 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 dates from 1886. |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'yo' (upside down?) or 'o [illeg] at lower left verso, possibly by Whistler; 'FPOX' at centre verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2050202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.