212The Steamboat, VeniceNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1949.5.261 State: 1/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Listed by E. G. Kennedy in 1910 as having been owned by Obach & Co. H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 42251). Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; probably sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Given by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia, to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1949. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-15856 |
| Paper size: | 367 x 234 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 265 x 185 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Clasped hands in shield, surmounted by helmet (?) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale, even overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | at centre left; scraper marks in the sky |
| Print note: |
| 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' (H. Mansfield, Lugt 1342); 'HW' stamp (H.G.Whittemore, Lugt 1384a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 42251' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'first proof' by an unknown hand at lower right ; 'B 12' by an unknown hand at lower left; '12' (encircled) at centre on the verso; 'L / < / C' at lower centre on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2280202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.