177Sir Garnet WolseleyFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1903.266 State: 7/7 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Bought through T. W. Dewing from Obach & Co., (Obach receipts, 9 December 1903 and 6 January 1904) by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 24 October 1903, for $330.00 (FGA vouchers, 1903_9485); bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 308 x 175 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 301 x 175 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Selectively wiped, with light tone over the figure and heavier tone at the bottom of the plate |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | This is a 'dry' impression, without the burr apparent in Kennedy's illustration of the fourth state. |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 40- 60 mm from left, height 7 mm; butterfly of 1887/1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 38116' at lower right on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W.138' on verso of the tab. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1640402 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.