200Nocturne: PalacesNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8534 State: 11/12 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10598 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | the paper colour is ivory discoloured to buff |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | |
| Print tone: | with heavy tone at the top and bottom, slightly lighter tone at right and lighter tone across the middle of the palace at the left; some picking near the top and bottom sheet edges |
| Note on foul biting: | small patches on the water at lower left |
| Print note: | the discolouration of the paper creates a brownish effect that would not have been there originally |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 47 to 61mm from left; height 7mm; butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | the French inscription is similar to another in NGA 1943.3.1886 |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'No 334' at lower left on the verso and long mostly illegible French inscription at centre, both on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2020808 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.