178St James's StreetNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.1731 State: 2/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | 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. |
| Paper size: | 382 x 268 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 279 x 176 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | traces near plate edges |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks |
| 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' in pencil (H. H. Benedict, Lugt 2936); 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b); according to inscription in pencil 'Menpes Collection' |
| Dealers' stock nos: | number erased lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '3' lower right on recto; '169' lower left on verso. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1690413 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.