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San Biagio

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8654
State: 4/17

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York. Bought on 15 March 1928 by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943.  
Additional acq. no:B-10718  

 

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:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:with pale tone at the top and heavier tone over the water at the bottom  
Note on foul biting:scattered flecks; light patches on the lower window at the left and the wall at upper right of the archway  
Print note:  

 

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 70 to 91mm from left, height 8mm; butterfly of 1885/1886  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'HM' (Howard Mansfield, Lugt 1342); ' 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b)  
Dealers' stock nos:'C.3373' and 'C26714' at lower left on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'nm' at lower right on the verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K1971302  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.