413Mairie, LochesMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 41.124.2 State: 1/4 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Louise Veltin, 1941 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 38327). Bequeathed by Louise Veltin to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1941. |
| Paper size: | 222 x 128 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 219 x 128 mm |
| Note on size: | . |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | light weight |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'GR' under crown |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, smooth, giving warm slightly brown effect, buff, delicate wiping |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered dots |
| Print note: | the ink- warm black- sinks right through the paper, creating a soft glow. The delicate shadows are very lightly drawn, dark edge at 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 2)' on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly 1888/90; tab |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'D' ?; 'ID' on verso, photod twice after image |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 38327' and 'I or S2740' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '5' on verso; 'JD-S-S for L.V.' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3820102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
