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The Kitchen

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8414
State: 3/3

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 46684). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943.  
Additional acq. no:B 10476  

 

Paper size:228 x 157 mm  
Plate mark size:228 x 157 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
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:vertical wiping of light tone in the bottom half of the plate.  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:A good late impression, a little faded or rubbed down on the figure.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:'Imp. Delâtre. Rue St. Jacques. 171'  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:butterfly of 1885/1886; tab 23-39 from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'LJR' stamp on verso (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b-c)  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 46684' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K0240306  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.