450The PierrotRijksmuseum, AmsterdamAccession no: RP-P-1977-68 State: 8/8 |
| Collection credit: | Aankoop uit het F.G. Waller Fonds. |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Possibly Colnaghi's, art dealers, London. Kennedy Galleries, art dealers, New York; bought by the Rijksprentenkabinet, in 1977. |
| Paper size: | 233 x 161 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 229 x 161 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japan |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | residual tone only |
| Note on foul biting: | a few flecks |
| Print note: | fine richly inked impression, bevel visible at right; a lighter blob in the darkest area of reflections. |
| 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: | tab 38-48mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Shield stamp (F.G. Waller, Lugt 2760) ; 'R:MVS.' elliptical stamp (Rijks Prentenkabinet, Lugt 2228) both on verso. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c 35153' [?] on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4070505 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.