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Perambulator, King's Road

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1949.5.272
State: 1/1

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 26899). 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-15867  

 

Paper size:108 x 64 mm  
Plate mark size:106 x 64 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:The paper colour is almost light grey  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:partial [PRO PATRIA?]  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:pale overall tone, slightly heavier at left and bottom  
Note on foul biting:many small pits and flecks; several small left-right diagonal scratches at the tip of the right corner  
Print note:  

 

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 43 to 52 mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'HM' in graphite, 'HM' stamp in magenta ink (H. Mansfield (Lugt 1342); 'HW' stamp (H.G.Whittemore, Lugt 1384a) all on verso  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 26899' (underlined) at lower left on verso; '6416' at lower centre on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K2780105  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.