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The Unsafe Tenement

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8404
State: 3/4

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943.  
Additional acq. no:B-10466  

 

Paper size:237 x 325 mm  
Plate mark size:156 x 224 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:grey  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):wove  
Note on the paper:fibrous, heavy weight  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:grey overall tone; a bit scraped  
Note on foul biting:bottom right  
Print note:burnishing noticeable in the sky  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler.' ('s' reversed)  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. [superscript 't'] Jacques. 171.'  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'LJR' stamp on verso (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760 b-c)  
Dealers' stock nos:'C 17040' on recto  
Misc inscriptions by others:'19' recto, bottom left  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K0170314  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.