213VeniceNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1984.14.1 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore, Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. R. L. Mayer. Purchased from the Julius L. and Anita Zelman Fund for the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1984. |
| Paper size: | 200 x 297 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 200 x 295 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | Many additions in grey ink and brush, including shading on the sail at left, on the Salute at centre, the clouds, the gondolas and shading on the water |
| Print tone: | fairly even, overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | small patches at upper and lower left corners |
| Print note: | It is difficult to be certain of the medium due to the blurred impression, but it appears to be pure etching. It appears grey, but the dome of the Salute looks dark and solid |
| 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: | butterfly in grey ink at lower right |
| 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: | 'HHB' stamp (Henry Harper Benedict, Lugt 2936); 'HW' (Harris G. Whittemore, Lugt 1384a); 'R.L. MAYER' (red stamp; not in Lugt) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2310104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.