269Little Steps, ChelseaNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8577 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Knoedler & Co., New York (stock no. 36558). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10641 |
| Paper size: | 56 x 81 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 50 x 81 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The paper colour is ivory discoloured to buff |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale, fairly even overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | a few scattered flecks |
| Print note: | This is the impression of the first state reproduced by Kennedy |
| 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: | tab 18 to 29 mm from left; butterfly of 1887/1888 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'MK 36558; at lower left on verso; '6045' at centre right on verso, |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '213', upside down on the tab on the verso; 'I/I/' (upside down; each I is lower case) at lower right on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2620109 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.