173GreenhitheNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8498 State: 3/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | C.W. Dowdeswell, London. H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock nos. a 32557?, a 43473). 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-10561 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the sheet was removed from a book; with sewing holes along the lower sheet edge |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light, even overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| 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: | '3." ' at lower right on the recto (by Whistler?) |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HB' stamp (H.H. Benedict, Lugt 1298) and his initials in graphite; C.W. Dowdeswell (Lugt 690); 'LJR' (Lessing J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 32557' or 'c 32557' at lower left on recto; 'a 43473' at lower left on verso. |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '3' at lower left on the recto; '13' (or 23?) at lower right on the recto. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1650203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.