242Regent's QuadrantNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8563 State: 4/7 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Wunderlich & Co., New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10627 |
| Paper size: | 173 x 121 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 164 x 121 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The paper colour is almost light green |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale, even tone |
| Note on foul biting: | heavy pitting at top of the arcade and along the lower part of the column; many light flecks at centre; many curving scratches at top and bottom |
| Print note: | This is a new state, between Kennedy's first and second states; (it was formerly listed in the database as between second and third) |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tabt 34 to 52 mm from left, butterfly of 1885/1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'C 22746 (underlined) / esx-' at lower left on verso; 'c.7206' (?) at lower right on verso, |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2390203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.