216The Little LagoonNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1942.15.4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Probably sold to W.C. Alexander. Given by Mr and Mrs J. Watson Webb to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, memory of Mr and Mrs H. O. Havemeyer, 1942. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-2440 |
| Paper size: | 235 x 152 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 229 x 152 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | unusually heavy chain lines |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, darker at the upper right corner and across the lower quarter of the plate; some disturbance of tone at upper and lower right (looks more like dust than picking) |
| Note on foul biting: | A few scattered flecks; the vertical scratches at upper right print fairly strongly. |
| Print note: | A stronger fresher impression than NGA 1942.15.4. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly at lower left on verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'For Alexander - / [butterfly] chosen - / very fine proof' at lower left on the verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 24 to 42mm from left; butterfly of 1880 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | the butterfly on the tab is medium large, with ribs on the wings, dating from 1880 |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'A 32523' at lower left on verso; '77010' at lower right on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Little Lagoon' at lower centre on the verso; 's / ci' at lower centre on the verso; 'FHX WXØ' at lower right on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1860225 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.