345The Courtyard, BrusselsHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46979 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 66607). George W. Vanderbilt, New York. Bought by the University of Glasgow at auction, Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 15 May 1974 (lot 270), for £315. |
| Paper size: | 219 x 127 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 216 x 126 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | AS PRO PATRIA |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | plate tone; a concave area of darker tone at the bottom iframes the lower etched part of the plate |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered fine pitting across etched part of the plate, particularly around figures |
| Print note: | ink reticulation bottom centre and left |
| 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: | 2 x 11 mm, 26 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'A. 66607' on verso bottom left-centre |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3550106 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.