194The GardenNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8545 State: 15/15 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Bought on 14 January 1928 by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10609 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the sheet was removed from a book; with ruled red-orange lines on the verso |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'IV' (large) countermark (Chicago watermark 193) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with traces of tone near the plate edges at top and sides and heavier tone over the water at the bottom with distinct vertical wiping marks |
| Note on foul biting: | acid drops at lower left; considerable light, granular foul biting on the bottom step at the right |
| Print note: | warm black ink |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 55 to 72mm from left, height 5mm; butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c.11494' at lower right on verso; 'R 2730' (upside down) at lower left on verso. |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K210 viii' on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2100810 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.