223The PalacesNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8521 State: 6/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | T. Agnews, London. H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock number a 65730). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10585 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | light-weight paper |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with light, even overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | With an area of cracking on the central palace; considerable use of acid for regular tone over facades, roofs and water below the palaces. |
| Print note: | The only drypoint appears to be the first series of short lines in the water at the right. |
| 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 266 to 277mm from left, height 3mm; pencil butterfly of 1887/1889 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 65730' at lower left on verso; Agnew's stock number has been erased |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'OW 'net' at lower right on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1870103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.