199The RialtoNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8546 State: 2/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Sold by Whistler to the Royal Collection, Windsor, 12 September 1882. Probably Agnew's, London; H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 42029). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10610 |
| 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 |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with plate tone over the lower quarter of the plate |
| Note on foul biting: | acid spots on and to right of the middle window at right and droplets at the top and bottom of the plate; distinct scraping marks at top corners left and right sides and among the figures below the shop at the right |
| Print note: | warm black ink; some of the scraping marks are visible on Kennedy's reproduction of state one |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'VENDITA CARNA' on the signboard above the awning on right |
| 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: | 37 to 59mm from left, height 8mm; butterfly of 1880/1881 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | medium angular butterfly with 3 ribs on each wing |
| Collector's mark: | 'VR' crowned, oval stamp (Royal Library, Windsor, Lugt 2535); crown symbol, pencil (possibly denoting Royal collection, Windsor, Lugt 2921h); 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 42029' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W.181' on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2110111 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.