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The 'Adam and Eve', Old Chelsea

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession 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.