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The 'Adam and Eve', Old Chelsea

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1964.4.17
State: 3/3

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:Given by John W. Beatty, Jr to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1964.  
Additional acq. no:1964.4.17  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):Asian laid backed with white Asian wove paper  
Note on the paper:colour may be cream discoloured to buff  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very pale overall tone  
Note on foul biting:a few scattered flecks  
Print note:The plate butterfly signature is quite worn, as are the drypoint lines in the sky and the shading on the boats  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
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:no  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K1750216  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.