155Steamboat Fleet, ChelseaNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 2005.145.32 State: 2/2 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (ca 1829 - d. 1891), London; Sotheby's, 3 March 1892 (lot 321) bought by F. Keppel, New York. Listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York, 1910. Given by Ruth Cole Kainen to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 143 x 213 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 136 x 213 mm |
| Note on size: | . |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the paper appears to have been cleaned |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | unable to determine (hinged to backboard) |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | traces on the sky |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | This is the impression of the second state illustrated by Kennedy |
| 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 |
| Note on the tab: | tab 60 to 75 mm from left; butterfly of ca 1885 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | hinged to the backboard so unable to see the verso |
| Collector's mark: | 'JHH' blind stamp (Joshua H. Hutchinson, Lugt 2921); 'HM' (Howard Mansfield, Lugt 1342) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no? |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1560102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.