178St James's StreetNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1987.41.70 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge (1845?-1924), Glasgow. H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 48255). Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Given by John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1987. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10568 |
| Paper size: | 360 x 226 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 277 x 151 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the sheet was removed from a book, with sew holes along left sheet edge |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Coat of arms (not legible with light box) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | traces near plate edges |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks |
| Print note: | NGA mat says III/III but this is IV/IV with reduced plate, etc. |
| 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: | 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 394) on verso; 'BM (B. B. MacGeorge Lugt 394) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 48255 / R10431' lower left verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W.140' lower right on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1690304 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.