166Price's Candle FactoryNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8486 State: 3/13 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 7589). Knoedler & Co., New York (stock no. 32556. Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10549 |
| Paper size: | 149 x 226 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 149 x 226 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the sheet has been folded and the mark remains at a slight angle across the centre |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | yes |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light tone, more in the sky |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | _ _ _ _ dashes in the sky; very pale drypoint on the boats; this is an impression of Kennedy's state 1a (or renumbered 2) |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 63-77mm from left; butterfly of 1886/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HHB' stamp (H. H. Benedict, Lugt 2936), and 'LJR' (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b-c) stamps on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 7489', 'MK 32556' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1540106 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.