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The Palaces

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession 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.