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The Hangman's House, Tours

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8630
State: 2/3

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock nos. a 75210, 65629). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943.  
Additional acq. no:B-10694  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
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:pale overall tone, wiped cleaner at upper right  
Note on foul biting:scattered flecks; remnants of old work at lower left corner and at lower right  
Print note:only a few touches of faint drypoint shading--on the decorated canopy  

 

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:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:tab 15 to 24 mm from left; height 3 mm  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b)  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 75210' (crossed out) and 'a 65629' at lower left on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'142' at lower centre on the verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K3760103  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.