335Grand'Place, BrusselsFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1903.246 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Bought from Obach & Co., (receipt, 25 November 1903), by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1903; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 220 x 141 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 220 x 141 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The sheet was removed from a book, with traces of sewing holes and discolouration along the left sheet edge |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | fragment, horn shape |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint? |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale overall tone, slightly heavier along the left edge and at lower left |
| Note on foul biting: | considerable, including fine granular tone |
| Print note: | This appears to be pure etching with the possible exception of the fine, wavy lines of the roofline at upper right, which may be drypoint. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'SALLE DE VENTE DEN[?]' (sign on right of building) |
| 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 35-45 mm from left, height 2 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'No 4583' (the o superscript) at upper left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W 251- Grande Place, Brussels.' at lower left on the verso by C.L. Freer. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3620104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.