182The 'Adam and Eve', Old ChelseaNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8510 State: 2/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 51110). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10574 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the sheet was removed from a book with old Latin inscription in brown ink on verso |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | possible watermark - not legible with light box |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, darker at corners and over foreground; inky platemark |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks |
| Print note: | the lines of shading are printed with retroussage or overinked |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'OLD FERRY WHARF. / J. JOHNSON / COAL MERCHANT'; 'THE ADAM and EVE - / Wine & Spirit Establ'; 'STOP / PIT'; 'UEWS' - on buildings |
| 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' Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1706b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 51110', lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '110' in circle at lower left on verso; 'e / - / -' , lower right on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1750108 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.