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Ponte del Piovan

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8544
State: 6/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 81845?). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943.  
Additional acq. no:B-10608  

 

Paper size:236 x 152 mm  
Plate mark size:227 x 152 mm  
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:no  
Print tone:with light tone over the reflection of the bridge  
Note on foul biting:as per 1942.15.26  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:street sign: 'PONTE DEL PIOVAN / DETTO DEL VOLTO'  
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 34 to 51mm from left, butterfly of 1886  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b); 'L/I/<' (backwards L) in pencil on verso (unidentified); monogram 'OS K' (the S inside and joined to the O) in pencil on verso (unidentified)  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 81845'(?) at lower centre and '1444' at lower right on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others: '19' at lower centre verso; 'Noxø' or 'Nox6' at lower right on the verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K2090608  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.