324The Ramparts, SandwichNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8604 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 38988), ca 1904. John Henry Wrenn (1841-1911), Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago, 1924; deaccessioned by the Art Institute. Edward G. Kennedy, New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10668 |
| Paper size: | 128 x 177 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 126 x 177 mm |
| Note on size: | Slightly uneven trim at bottom |
| 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 light grey |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone at left and bottom, paler tone at top and right; picking at bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | many flecks over the etched areas, particularly at right of centre, where there are also traces of removed work |
| 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 31 to 41 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Edward G. Kennedy (Lugt 857) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 38988' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'AIC / 24.660' at lower left on the verso (deaccessioned by the Art Institute of Chicago) |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3090104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.