243Drury LaneNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1942.15.38 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Given by Mr and Mrs J. Watson Webb to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, memory of Mr and Mrs H. O. Havemeyer, 1942. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-2474 |
| Paper size: | 169 x 103 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 163 x 103 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks; many light scratches, particularly at the top of the plate |
| Print note: | This impression is earlier than NGA 1943.3.8562; the heavy lines of the passageway ceiling are overinked |
| 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: | 'Whistler' (upside down and underlined) in graphite at lower left on the verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 18 to 35 mm from left; butterfly of 1885.1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '[from] HOH' at lower centre on the verso; HOH is presumably H.O. Havemeyer |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2370113 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.