282The Steps, Gray's InnNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8598 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Mrs E. B. Holden (according to Kennedy, 1910). Colnaghi's, London (stock no. c 6536). Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10662 |
| Paper size: | 68 x 177 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 65 x 177 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: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, wiped slightly cleaner at top |
| 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: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 34 to 42 mm from left; butterfly of 1886/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HHB' stamp (H.H. Benedict, Lugt 2936); 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c.6536' at lower right on verso; several illegible erased stock numbers |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '9' at lower right on the verso; title at lower left on the verso; Kennedy number on the verso by Harold Wright |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2950104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.