7AnnieNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8399 State: 4/7 |  |
| 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-10461 |
| Paper size: | 267 x 216 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 116 x 79 mm |
| Note on size: | paper irregularly trimmed |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off white/ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chinese laid down on wove |
| Note on the paper: | chine collé on heavy wove, almost like card. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very pale overall plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | around the figure, the plate signature and the publication line; directional markings over the shading to the left of the figure |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' (crossed 'l' instead of 't') |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. Jacques. 171.'? |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly |
| 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: | This was said to read 'Whislter' but we should give him the benefit of the doubt! |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b-c) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0100410 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.