360Fleur-de-lys PassageNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8593 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10657 |
| Paper size: | 182 x 80 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 179 x 80 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale tone at top, heavier at lower left and across the bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | many flecks across the image area; greyish patches over the figures at lower left and the roofline at upper right |
| Print note: | warm black ink |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'ENTRANCE / T[O] THE / EX[H]IBITION. / CLOTHES / EXCHANGE' |
| 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 21 to 30 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c.14356'; 'B1084' (crossed out); '0608' (crossed out); all at lower centre on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | Kennedy and Wedmore numbers at lower left on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2890304 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.