215Long LagoonNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8536 |  |
| 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-10600 |
| Paper size: | 159 x 225 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 225 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching [and drypoint] |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with plate tone at the left, right and bottom of the plate, with diagonal wiping marks |
| Note on foul biting: | only the faintest trace of curved scratches at the centre of the plate (under magnification) |
| Print note: | the butterfly signature may be the only drypoint |
| 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 77 to 94mm from left; butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2030208 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.