294Wild West: The OratorNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8606 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | T. G. Arthur (1858-1907), Scotland; Wunderlich & Co., New York (a 36708) 'Wild West orator', 1902 $48. Knoedler & Co., New York, 1920s (stock no. MK 30956). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10670 |
| Paper size: | 127 x 175 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 124 x 175 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: | partial Arms of Amsterdam |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Traces of tone near the plate edges and at lower right; with distinct horizontal wiping marks in that area |
| Note on foul biting: | Many scattered flecks |
| Print note: | Warm black ink; with the brownish discolouration at the top, right and bottom edges that is also found on some Jubilee Set etchings at the AIC and FGA |
| 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 55 mm from left; butterfly of 1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Lessing Julius Rosenwald |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 36708' and 'MK 30956' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | title at lower right on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3130105 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.