139Speke ShoreNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8476 State: 5/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Colnaghi's, London (stock no. c 7495).Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10539 |
| Paper size: | 208-212 x 332 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 227 mm |
| Note on size: | very uneven and rough at the bottom |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | fine laid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, soft, with a few flecks and dots |
| Note on foul biting: | two dots at bottom right, a few in the sky |
| Print note: | soft burr, and soft tone coming from heavy shading (maybe the paper was wetter than usual) |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| 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: | 'HHB' stamp (H. H. Benedict, Lugt 2936), and 'LJR' (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b-c) stamps on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c 7495' on verso; 'DH / 15 / - 4684' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1440402 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.