209Lagoon - NoonNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1942.15.33 State: 2/3 |  |
| 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-2469 |
| Paper size: | 135 x 205 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 126 x203 mm |
| Note on size: | with narrow uneven margins around the plate mark |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | uneven trim |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | W from bottom of Hunting horn in shield or Strasbourg Lily |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale tone, darkest along the plate edges and at corners |
| Note on foul biting: | a few scattered flecks |
| Print note: | This impression was previously entered in the database as the second state; it is before the butterfly in the plate, the only difference between Kennedy's second and third states |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly at lower left on the verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab at 65-85mm from left; butterfly possibly not by Whistler |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | butte4rfly on verso IS by Whistler |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2160310 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.