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449

Jews' Quarter, Amsterdam

Library of Congress
Accession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 415
State: 1/1

Collection credit:Source unknown  
Image credit:  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 197213). John Caldwell (1882-1907). Pittsburgh, PA. Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT. Acquired by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.  

 

Paper size:132 x 219 mm  
Plate mark size:129 x 219 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:smooth light tone in water  
Note on foul biting:dots and texture - particularly in door at night  
Print note:parts of plate lightly or incompletely etched (for example, figures at left and right)  

 

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 149-157mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'HW' stamp (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a) on verso  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 19713' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'O874 N / 28052' on verso (LC notation); 'J.Caldwell Collection' at lower right verso; title and Kennedy number on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K4150103  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.