52Longshore menNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8429 State: 4/4 |  |
| 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-10491 |
| Paper size: | 225 x 303 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 225 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | green |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | heavy weight, fibrous |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light even overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | light dots and flecks, a line and a few dots at the bottom right |
| Print note: | A good impression. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler - 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| 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: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp on verso (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b-c) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Resl 4' (?) on recto at bottom left, '9/12' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0450117 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.