385Quai de MontebelloArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1917.521 State: 1/3 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago, 1910; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1917. |
| Additional acq. no: | 1784 |
| Paper size: | 153 x 228 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 150 x 228 mm |
| Note on size: | . |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | Buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Crown over 'GR' |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | printed with a very light skim of plate tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | presumably the first impression of the first state illustrated in Kennedy |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | shop sign: 'Eque DE COMPAS', lower left, mirrored script: 'Quai de Montebello' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly and '1st proof', verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '1784', '#155' and 'Quai de Montebello' at lower left verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4170102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
