83SketchingNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 2006.125.24 State: 4/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | McLean Arts and Books; John E. Stocker, Arlington, VA; gift to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2006. |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | 116 x 164 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory on white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine collé, chine on plate paper |
| Note on the paper: | chine appliqué; the chine and plate paper discoloured to buff |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | no |
| Note on foul biting: | with new foul biting or etched texture on sky |
| Print note: | a slipped impression |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'London Published December 1st. 1861, by Day & Son, Lith. To the Queen.' |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0860305 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.