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Bird Shop - Seven Dials

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8587
State: 1/1

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:Knoedler & Co., New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943.  
Additional acq. no:B-10651  

 

Paper size:138 x 95 mm  
Plate mark size:134 x 95 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  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:pale overall tone, slightly heavier near the plate edges  
Note on foul biting:scattered flecks  
Print note:warm black ink  

 

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:'Birdcages-' at lower right on the verso, possibly by Whistler  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:tab 20-30 mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:'Birdcages' and 'Drury Lane' appear to have been written at different times  
Collector's mark:'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b)  
Dealers' stock nos:'MK 30676' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Drury Lane' on verso at lower right  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K2810106  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.