53Thames PoliceNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8427 State: 2/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia, possibly on 8 August 1927; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10489 |
| Paper size: | 178 x 241 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 225 mm |
| Note on size: | . |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | At lower left, particularly near the lower left corner. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859 -' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards: 'THAMES POLICE.' ; 'WAPPING WHARF / YORKSHIRE BOTTLE COMPANY' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | butterfly |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b-c) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 65758' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W42. First state, before much drypoint work in the sky.' On recto and '83', partly encircled, on verso. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0440102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.