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York Street, Westminster

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8581
State: 1/2

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:John H. Wrenn (1841-1911). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943.  
Additional acq. no:B-10645  

 

Paper size:129 x 217 mm  
Plate mark size:125 x 217 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):wove  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light tone at left and bottom  
Note on foul biting:scattered flecks  
Print note:The only drypoint is inside the leftmost door; it is more obvious than in the impression illustrated by Kennedy.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'C. FISHER Fancy 1. 73' on shop front at left, and '74' above window to right of alley  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:'Westminster -' (underlined with an oblique line) at lower left on the verso  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:tab 36 to 46 mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'J.H.W.' stamp (J. H. Wrenn, Lugt 1475); 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'AIC/24.658' (deaccessioned by AIC) at lower left; '177' at lower centre; 'Westminster- ' (not by Whistler) at lower right, all on the verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K2700104  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.