201The Bridge, Santa MartaNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8537 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock nos. a 28913, 81317). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10601 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | slightly browned |
| 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 light plate tone, slightly darker at the bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | patches at upper left and right across the bottom of the plate |
| 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 36 to 51mm from left, height 6mm; butterfly of 1885/1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | most stock numbers and prices are partly erased |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 28913' at lower left, 'a 81317' and '44338' at lower centre all on verso; '9770' at upper right recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'The Bridge / very scarce' at lower right on the verso; '145.' at lower left and '£9' at lower right on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2040809 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.