267Fish Shop, ChelseaNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8579 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Bought on 14 January 1928 by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10643 |
| Paper size: | 141 x 216 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 138 x 216 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: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with pale overall tone, heavier at lower right; with distinct, curving, left-right diagonal wiping marks |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks; heavier patches over the figure group at left and at lower centre |
| 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: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 47 to 60 mm from left; butterfly of 1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | ' "Fish Shop. Busy Chelsea". Rare 1st State.' (the 'st' superscript) from lower left to lower centre on the verso; '(D0 773) 12oo-' at lower right on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2640107 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.