338Palaces, BrusselsNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8625 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 65627). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10689 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The paper colour is ivory discoloured to buff |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Crowned GR countermark |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | no |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The only drypoint is the right-left diagonal shading around the standing figure under the lower left windows; this is present in Kennedy's illustration of this state. |
| 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: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 27 to 37 mm from left; height 3 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | tiny heart and crown or cross device in graphite at lower right on the verso; 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 65627' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | Kennedy number at lower left on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3610107 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.