194The GardenNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1942.15.27 State: 5/15 |  |
| 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, memory of Mr and Mrs H. O. Havemeyer in 1942 |
| Additional acq. no: | B-2463 |
| 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: | slightly browned |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam with RK countermark |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with light fairly even tone over most of the plate and heavy tone over the water, vertically wiped, and on the lowest step, at the bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | acid droplets at upper and lower left; many flecks and patches of foul biting; distinct slightly diagonal scratches at centre left (1) and right (4) |
| 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: | 'Whistler x' (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 57 to 79mm from left, height 10mm; 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: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2100807 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.