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175

Temple Bar

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8495
State: 3/4

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 43475). 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-10558  

 

Paper size:192 x 323 mm  
Plate mark size:146 x 223 mm  
Note on size:uneven bottom edge  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:PRO PATRIA  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
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:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'HHB' (H. H. Benedict, Lugt 394); 'LJR' (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b-c) stamps on verso  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 43475' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'3', '3.' and '13' on recto  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K1620304  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.