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Rue de la Rochefoucault

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8652
State: 3/4

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943.  
Additional acq. no:B-10716  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:  
Note on size:The tab is much larger than the signature and appears to have been cut on graphite lines, probably not by Whistler  
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:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: no  
Print tone:Pale overall tone  
Note on foul biting:Scattered flecks; more foul biting, including tiny droplets and some directional marks, over the central doorway and the window to the right of it.  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'RUE DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULT' on board at top right, 'HUITRES DU JOUR' twice, either side of shop front to right of centre  
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 51 to 61 mm from left; height 5 mm  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K4190207  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.