218The PiazzettaNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8522 State: 9/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | A.J. Parsons (1857-1935). Theodore de Witt, New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10586 |
| Paper size: | 257 x 178 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 254 x 178 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the paper colour is almost pale green |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | partial large shield (not distinguishable); Strasbourg lily |
| Medium: | etching [and drypoint] |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | traces of tone along the plate edges |
| Note on foul biting: | many scattered flecks; more concentrated over figures in foreground on wall at right; patches of more regular foul biting on the upper wall of the right most building |
| Print note: | the only possible drypoint is among the shading on the clock and the doorway below it |
| 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: | '4' at lower left on the verso possibly by Whistler |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 30-43mm from left; butterfly of 1888/1889 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | old dealer inscriptions have been erased |
| Collector's mark: | 'A.J.P.' (A.J. Parsons, Lugt sup. 138b); 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1890403 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.