121F. R. LeylandNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1949.5.538 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York, 1910; probably sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Given by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia, to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1949. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-15845 |
| Paper size: | 312 x 185 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 302 x 175 mm |
| Note on size: | small margins |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'Japon mince' |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching, drypoint and lavis |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with a halo of tone around the figure; inky fingerprints at plate edge |
| Note on foul biting: | acid droplets at upper right |
| Print note: | This is the first impression illustrated by Kennedy; it appears that Whistler painted acid on the plate to produce the shadows at right behind Leyland's head, shoulder and elbow; |
| 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | no |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' (H. Mansfield, Lugt 1342); 'HW' stamp (H.G.Whittemore, Lugt 1384a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1020203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.