220Ponte del PiovanNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8544 State: 6/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 81845?). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10608 |
| Paper size: | 236 x 152 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 227 x 152 mm |
| 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: | no |
| Print tone: | with light tone over the reflection of the bridge |
| Note on foul biting: | as per 1942.15.26 |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | street sign: 'PONTE DEL PIOVAN / DETTO DEL VOLTO' |
| 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 34 to 51mm 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); 'L/I/<' (backwards L) in pencil on verso (unidentified); monogram 'OS K' (the S inside and joined to the O) in pencil on verso (unidentified) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 81845'(?) at lower centre and '1444' at lower right on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '19' at lower centre verso; 'Noxø' or 'Nox6' at lower right on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2090608 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.