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The Bridge, Santa Marta

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1942.15.21

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:Given by Mr and Mrs J. Watson Webb to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, memory of Mr and Mrs H. O. Havemeyer, 1942.  
Additional acq. no:B-2457  

 

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:'WW' countermark  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:with tone near the plate corners and edges, wiped cleaner at the centre  
Note on foul biting:patches at upper left and right across the bottom of the plate  
Print note:an uninked hair line at lower left  

 

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:'Whistler' (upside down) at lower left on the verso  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:tab 46 to 63mm from left, height 9mm' butterfly of 1886  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Ex' or 'X7' (?) at lower right on the verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K2040704  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.