8Little ArthurNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8398 State: 3/4 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10460 |
| Paper size: | 159 x 121 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 84 x 51 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | only the drypoint is signature |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' (the 't' uncrossed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delatre. Rue. St Jacques. 171.' |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b-c) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c.13406' on recto (Harold Wright's hand) |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'k.q III Little Arthur (Rare in this state). / Before plate was cut' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0090306 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
