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Amsterdam, from the Tolhuis

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8456
State: 3/8

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-10518  

 

Paper size:132 x 210 mm  
Plate mark size:222 x 353 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:DE ERVEN DK BLAUW  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very pale even tone over the water  
Note on foul biting:very few scattered flecks  
Print note:ink appears dark brown on this paper  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler - 1863'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'à Amsterdam - Tolhuis'  
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:'miosuo.(?)' at lower left on the verso; 'numeral (13?)' at lower right on the recto  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K0910110  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.