222NocturneNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8518 State: 9 l/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 21878). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10582 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | 201 x 296 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Pz? Countermark?(looks like a P + L with small curved z or reversed s - not in Chicago) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | printed with considerable tone, with vertical and diagonal wiping on the sky and horizontal wiping on the water in the foreground; several parallel bands of horizontal 'picking' at left and irregular spots at right. |
| Note on foul biting: | or not visible |
| Print note: | while the effect of the inking is 'dark brown' the ink is a sooty black colour and is warmed by the yellowish tone of the paper |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 50-61mm from left; height 4mm; butterfly of 1888/1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 21878' (underlined and crossed out) and 'C 8896' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '1093' and 'EO' at lower right on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1840307 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.