452The Steps, AmsterdamNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1987.41.75 State: 4/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (ca 1829 - d. 1891), London; Sotheby's, 3 March 1892 (lot 347); Deprez & Gutekunst. Given by John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1987 |
| Paper size: | 237 x 164 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 237 x 164 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid? |
| Note on the paper: | edge-mounted so unable to see paper and verso |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very little tone |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks; patches along the left and right edges, particularly at the lower corners |
| Print note: | a fine impression, with rich inking in the doorway |
| 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 38-47mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'JHH' blind stamp (J.H. Hutchinson, Lugt 2921) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '15oo' (the oo superscript and underlined) at lower right on the verso of the matboard, along with the title and Kennedy number |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K4030306 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.