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The Church - Brussels (Adoration)

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8622
State: 2/4

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:Sir John C. F. S. Day (1826-1908), London. Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. 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-10686  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:  
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 Strasbourg Lily /' WR'  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:no  
Note on foul biting:scattered flecks; heavier foul biting near the figures at left and right  
Print note:  

 

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 151 to 160 mm from left; height 4 mm  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:Sir John Day (Lugt 526); 'HHB' stamp (Henry Harper Benedict, Lugt 2936) and 'HHB' in graphite; 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b)  
Dealers' stock nos:'MK 32573' at lower left on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K3560105  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.