382York Street, WestminsterNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8581 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | John H. Wrenn (1841-1911). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10645 |
| Paper size: | 129 x 217 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 125 x 217 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone at left and bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks |
| Print note: | The only drypoint is inside the leftmost door; it is more obvious than in the impression illustrated by Kennedy. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'C. FISHER Fancy 1. 73' on shop front at left, and '74' above window to right of alley |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Westminster -' (underlined with an oblique line) at lower left on the verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 36 to 46 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'J.H.W.' stamp (J. H. Wrenn, Lugt 1475); 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'AIC/24.658' (deaccessioned by AIC) at lower left; '177' at lower centre; 'Westminster- ' (not by Whistler) at lower right, all on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2700104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.