79The Little PoolNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8448 State: 2/9 |  |
| 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-10510 |
| Paper size: | 167 x 184 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 102 x 125 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | grey |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | no |
| Note on foul biting: | at the bottom left corner; strong texturing on figures |
| Print note: | There are no features on the face of the man at right |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1861 -' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'The Works of James Whistler Etchings and Dry Points, are on View at E. Thomas' Publisher. / 39. Old Bond Street.' |
| 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 1760 b-c) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c 6679' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Little pool', 'trial proof / very early / extremely rare' on recto, '11' on verso; 'damage' and arrow pointing to blob on recto at the top of the sheet |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0740202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.