239The SmithyNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8565 State: 1/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Possibly Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (ca 1829 - d. 1891), London, sold at Sotheby's, London, 3 March 1892 (lots 295/296/297/298/300), and bought by F. Keppel. Owned by W. S. Carter, Brooklyn, N.Y., according to E.G. Kennedy, 1910. Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10629 |
| Paper size: | 281 x 227 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 274 x 227 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The paper colour is almost pale green |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | residual tone only |
| Note on foul biting: | many flecks and patches |
| Print note: | This is the impression illustrated by Kennedy for the first state; 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 46 to 65 mm from left; butterfly of 1884/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | There is no Sir John Day blindstamp (Lugt 526) |
| Collector's mark: | 'HHB' stamp (H.H. Benedict, Lugt 2936); 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '12550c' at lower centre on verso; 'D7067' at lower right on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '2' (?) at lower right on the verso (possibly by Whistler); 'EO' at lower right on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2400102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.