The Rialto
1880
Artist, American, 1834 - 1903
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and drypoint on laid paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Watson Webb in memory of Mr. and Mrs. H.O. Havemeyer
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Accession
1942.15.28
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Catalogue Raisonné
MacDonald 2012, no. 199, state ii/ii
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Collection of Mr. James Watson Webb [1884-1960] and Mrs. Electra Havemeyer Webb [1888-1960], Los Angeles and Vermont; gift to NGA 1942.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1910
Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 211, ii/ii.
2012
MacDonald, Margaret F., Grischka Petri, Joanna Meacock.James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonné. University of Glasgow on-line website at http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. University of Glasgow, 2012, no. 199, state ii/iii.
Inscriptions
on plate: (butterfly); VENDITA CARNA; on verso (upside down): Whistler; on tab: butterfly 'imp. by later hands on verso: Ex [or X3] (upside down)
Watermarks
WW countermark
Wikidata ID
Q64958881