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172

London Bridge

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8485
State: 5/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:Tracy Dows (b. 1871), New York; probably sold through M. Knoedler, New York, 1911; Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943.  
Additional acq. no:B-10549  

 

Paper size:187 x 271 mm  
Plate mark size:150 x 233 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very pale, even tone  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:a very soft impression with burr  

 

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:  
Collector's mark:'TD' (Tracy Dows, Lugt 2427); 'LJR' (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b-c) stamps on verso  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'8' at bottom right corner, recto  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K1530404  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.