442Shaving and ShampooingNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1949.5.271 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Possibly sold to Whistler to Messrs Dowdeswell, London, 10 December 1888, or (more likely) to Wunderlich's, New York, 16 April 1889. Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; probably sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Given by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia, to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1949. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-15866 |
| Paper size: | 280 x 129 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 277 x 129 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| 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: | pale overall tone, slightly heavier at the bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks and tiny droplets |
| Print note: | This is the impression illustrated by Kennedy. Light drypoint lines under heavier lines around heads on right create a soft effect/ |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'SHAVING and SHAMPOOING.' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly in graphite at lower right on the verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '1st' State. Early proof' (the' st' superscript) by Whistler at lower right; 'No 1.' possibly by Whistler at lower left; both on the verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 18 to 26 mm from left; butterfly of 1888 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' in graphite and partial 'HM' stamp on tab (H.Mansfield, Lugt 1342); 'HW' stamp (Harris G. Whittemore, Lugt 1348a), all on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2730107 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.