300The Menpes ChildrenNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1949.5.268 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 38271). Given by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia, to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1949. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-15863 |
| Paper size: | 105 x 173 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 68 x 101 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The paper colour is almost light grey |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | partial [lion in circle with letters around it-- incl DAM; similar to VRYHEDT] |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with delicate, even tone, slightly darker at right |
| Note on foul biting: | many scattered flecks |
| Print note: | This appears to be the impression illustrated by Kennedy |
| 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' in graphite, 'HM' stamp in magenta ink (Howard Mansfield, Lugt 1342); 'HW' stamp (H.G. Whittemore, Lugt 1384a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 38271' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | Wedmore number on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2610108 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.