101Speke Hall: The AvenueNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1987.41.68 State: 5/14 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Sold by Whistler to the Royal Collection, Windsor, 1877, for £4.4.0 (GUL NB4, pp. 2, 4, 8); sold to Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 1906; sold to H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, 1906 (stock no. 41981); sold to Obach & Co., London, 1906. Given by John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1987. |
| Paper size: | 419 x 309 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 225 x 151 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale residual tone; printed with retroussage |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks and tiny droplets |
| Print note: | this is the third state impression illustrated by Kennedy |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler 1870.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'Speke Hall.' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| 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: | no |
| Collector's mark: | 'VR' crowned, oval stamp (Royal Library, Windsor, Lugt 2535) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W.86'; Arrow pointing downward and underlined, at lower left on the recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0960302 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.