268Chelsea EmbankmentNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1987.41.72 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 50080).Given by John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1987. |
| Paper size: | 135 x 222 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 44 x 136 mm |
| Note on size: | rough edge at right |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | darkened at the top |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | partial, horned crown |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, heavier at left and right |
| Note on foul biting: | very few scattered flecks; traces of vertical scratches |
| Print note: | Printed at an angle on the sheet of paper, probably not printed by Whistler |
| 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: | 'a 50080' and 'R10446' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Sketch on the Embankment' and '4'? (crossed out) at lower right |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2600110 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.