396Hôtel Lallement, BourgesArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1917.590 State: 3/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1917. |
| Additional acq. no: | 1783 |
| Paper size: | 167 x 269 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 164 x 269 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: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | no except for very light tone along the top and bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A fine impression in slightly warm black ink (or an extremely dark brown) on paper that has, in contrast, the merest hint of a green shade. |
| 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: | 'Hotel Allement' at lower right verso (possibly by Whistler) |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1888 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '1783' at lower left verso; '#202' at lower centre verso; 'Bourges' at lower right verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3990302 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.