247Sketch after Cecil Lawson's "Swan and Iris"National Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1987.41.71 State: 6/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Given by John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1987. |
| Paper size: | 202 x 84 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 135 x 82 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The sheet was removed from a book, with sew holes at the top and discolouration at the right and bottom sheet edges |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with warm brown tone, lighter across the middleground an the lower part of the sky |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks, heavier near the leaves of the iris |
| Print note: |
| 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: | 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: | '05 / DK' on verso (possibly '08 / DK' ?) |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2410208 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.