203Nocturne: SaluteFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1908.5 State: 2/10 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Bought from E. Gottschalk, by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1908; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 182 x 237 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 153 x 225 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | partial Top of shield surmounted by plumed helmet |
| Medium: | etching [and drypoint] |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with uneven tone, mostly at the top and sides; inky platemark at top and sides |
| Note on foul biting: | patches of foul biting at the right edge and at lower right |
| Print note: | The impression is lightly etched/under-inked so it is difficult to tell if the is drypoint as well as etching |
| 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'From Gottshalk Dec-07. Nocturne-Salute W199' (upside-down) at lower right on the verso by C.L. Freer |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2260202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.