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Drury Lane

Whereabouts unknown
Accession no: n/a
State: 1/1

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Tracy Dows (1871-1937), New York; probably sold to Frederick Keppel and Co., 1911. Unknown collector (mark with slanting lines). Kennedy galleries, New York. Dr George van Houten, Netherlands; sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2007.  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:beige  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):-  
Note on the paper:slightly dark pinkish beige  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:effective wiping of tone at the bottom  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

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:  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:Tracy Dows (b. 1871, Lugt 2427) oval with slanting lines, not identified  
Dealers' stock nos:'c 14137'  
Misc inscriptions by others:'WO' [Keppel price code?]  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project, owner's records  
ID:K2370112  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.