55The Lime-BurnerNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8430 State: 1/2 |  |
| 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-10492 |
| Paper size: | 281 x 208 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 250 x 276 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid? |
| Note on the paper: | laid down or buff wove paper |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | not discernable |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale tone over the archway and floor; the distant view, limeburner and wall behind him wiped clean |
| Note on foul biting: | as usual for Kennedy's first state |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler -' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '1859 -' |
| 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: | no |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '46¹' at lower left on the recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0460112 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.