367The Fur Cloak - Mrs HerbertNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8613 State: 2/2 |
Collection credit: | |
Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
Provenance: | Listed by E. G. Kennedy, no owner given, 1910. 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-10677 |
Paper size: | 218 x 125 mm |
Plate mark size: | 214 x 125 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
Colour of the paper: | ivory |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
Note on the paper: | 'antique' |
Tab?: | yes |
Watermarks: | 'IV' countermark |
Medium: | drypoint |
Ink colour: | dark brown |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | with light tone at top and somewhat heavier tone over the bottom half of the image |
Note on foul biting: | |
Print note: | This is the impression of the third state (our 2nd state) illustrated by Kennedy; it has a much 'dryer' appearance in reality |
Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
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 31 to 41 mm from left; butterfly of 1886/1887 |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | |
Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
Dealers' stock nos: | 'MK 30682' on verso |
Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
ID: | K3320302 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.