245The TempleNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1942.15.35 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Given by Mr and Mrs J. Watson Webb to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, memory of Mr and Mrs H. O. Havemeyer, 1942. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-2471 |
| Paper size: | 108 x 153 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 100 x 153 mm |
| Note on size: | a narrow margin at top |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with light tone near the bottom edge of the plate; with vertical and ray-like wiping marks |
| Note on foul biting: | some small flecks (more pronounced than on NGA 1943.3.8558); many fine scratches, particularly on the foreground and over the horses at left |
| Print note: | Drypoint lines (just a few) on the horse at right and door to the left of the horse are quite strong; note that the few drypoint lines imply an earlier state before drypoint; note scratches at bottom |
| 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: | butterfly at lower left on the verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab at 40 to 55 mm from left; butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1886 |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2340114 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.