203Nocturne: SaluteNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1949.5.32 State: 8/10 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Seaman. Stanhope Forbes (1857-1947). H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 91414).Given by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia, to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1949. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-15169 |
| Paper size: | 259 x 228 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 253 x 228 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The paper colour is ivory discoloured to buff |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with overall tone, wiped slightly cleaner over the buildings; with ray-like wiping marks at top and vertical wiping marks at bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | several acid droplets at lower left |
| Print note: |
| 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: | tab 56 to 73 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Seaman (according to an inscription on the NGA mount; no collector's mark and not in Lugt); possibly Stanhope Forbes (see Misc inscriptions) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 91414' at lower left on verso and 'D6613' at lower right on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Stanhope Forbes collection' at lower centre on the verso; [illeg] at lower centre on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2260505 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.