454The Square House, AmsterdamNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8640 State: 5/7 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Knoedler & Co., New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10704 |
| Paper size: | 235 x 177 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 232 x 177 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | much debris |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching [and drypoint] |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone overall, with tone near the edges and selectively wiped on the water on the lower half of the plate |
| Note on foul biting: | heavy foul biting along the plate edges; scattered flecks |
| Print note: | The finest lines are probably--but not certainly--drypoint |
| 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 41 to 51 mm from left; height 2 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'MK 30694' and '52749' at lower centre on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K4040103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.