455The Dance House: NocturneFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1906.117 State: 6/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Probably sold by J. McN. Whistler to Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 274 x 170 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 271 x 168 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | For several Amsterdam impressions in brown ink, paper that is usually ivory is distinctly yellowish (I.e. cream) |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | PRO PATRIA |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint? |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, the windows, lamp and rays of light are wiped cleaner |
| Note on foul biting: | considerable along the plate edges |
| Print note: | Warm, dark brown ink |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly at lower right on the verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Chs. L. Freer' at lower right on the verso; '5.' and 'ox' at lower right on the verso, probably by Whistler |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 40-51 mm from left, height 3 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | the butterfly/B device and '5.' appear to be in the same lead, and the 'ox' and Freer dedication appear to be the same but different lead from the other inscriptions |
| Collector's mark: | 'F' stamp (C.L. Freer, not in Lugt) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W265' at lower left on the verso by C.L. Freer. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K4080103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.