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Fleur-de-lys Passage

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8593
State: 4/4

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943.  
Additional acq. no:B-10657  

 

Paper size:182 x 80 mm  
Plate mark size:179 x 80 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:pale tone at top, heavier at lower left and across the bottom  
Note on foul biting:many flecks across the image area; greyish patches over the figures at lower left and the roofline at upper right  
Print note:warm black ink  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'ENTRANCE / T[O] THE / EX[H]IBITION. / CLOTHES / EXCHANGE'  
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 21 to 30 mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b)  
Dealers' stock nos:'c.14356'; 'B1084' (crossed out); '0608' (crossed out); all at lower centre on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:Kennedy and Wedmore numbers at lower left on the verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K2890304  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.