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Tilbury

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8607
State: 1/3

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-10671  

 

Paper size:84 x 175 mm  
Plate mark size:81 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:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:with light tone, heavier at the edges, right and bottom  
Note on foul biting:Two tiny spots of foul biting at lower left; scattered flecks; traces of old work and several horizontal and slight diagonal scratches to the right of centre  
Print note:The tiny spots of foul biting at lower left and the scratches to right of centre do not show in Kennedy's reproduction; while that impression may be underinked, perhaps the defects were removed (or happened later?)  

 

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:'1st proof' (the 'st' superscript with a dot beneath) at lower right on the verso  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:tab 33 to 45 mm from left; butterfly of 1887  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b)  
Dealers' stock nos:'MK 30679' (partly erased) and a number erased, at lower left on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K3170104  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.