196The Little MastNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8519 State: 8/8 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 54718). J.Alden Weir. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10583 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the paper colour is almost pale green |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching [and drypoint] |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Traces of tone along the plate edges. |
| Note on foul biting: | Scattered flecks and prominent patches at right and lower right; the patches have regular texture similar to paper. |
| Print note: | There is no visible drypoint in this state; the paper, ink, inking and signature are the same as NGA 1943.3.8522 (The Piazetta) |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| 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 39-50 mm from left; height 3mm; butterfly of 1889 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | J. Alden Weir - 'JAW' in pencil (not in Lugt) 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 54718' lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'R638M' at lower centre on the recto; several erased stock and price notations. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1850405 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.