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Nocturne: Palaces

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8534
State: 11/12

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943.  
Additional acq. no:B-10598  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):Asian laid  
Note on the paper:the paper colour is ivory discoloured to buff  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:  
Print tone:with heavy tone at the top and bottom, slightly lighter tone at right and lighter tone across the middle of the palace at the left; some picking near the top and bottom sheet edges  
Note on foul biting:small patches on the water at lower left  
Print note:the discolouration of the paper creates a brownish effect that would not have been there originally  

 

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 47 to 61mm from left; height 7mm; butterfly of 1886  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:the French inscription is similar to another in NGA 1943.3.1886  
Collector's mark:'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'No 334' at lower left on the verso and long mostly illegible French inscription at centre, both on the verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K2020808  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.