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The Menpes Children

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1949.5.268
State: 1/1

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 38271). Given by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia, to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1949.  
Additional acq. no:B-15863  

 

Paper size:105 x 173 mm  
Plate mark size:68 x 101 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:The paper colour is almost light grey  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:partial [lion in circle with letters around it-- incl DAM; similar to VRYHEDT]  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:with delicate, even tone, slightly darker at right  
Note on foul biting:many scattered flecks  
Print note:This appears to be the impression illustrated by Kennedy  

 

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:'HM' in graphite, 'HM' stamp in magenta ink (Howard Mansfield, Lugt 1342); 'HW' stamp (H.G. Whittemore, Lugt 1384a)  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 38271' at lower left on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:Wedmore number on the verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K2610108  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.