162Whistler with the White LockNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8506 State: 1 (re-issued)/1 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 72210). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10570 |
| Paper size: | 230 x 177 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 118 x 80 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | pale green |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Colbert (partial elaborate shield) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, with drypoint cancellation lines |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | double check medium - may be pure drypoint |
| 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 72210' lower left verso; '79223' lower left verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1720111 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
