335Grand'Place, BrusselsNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8626 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (ca 1829 - d. 1891), London. 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-10690 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | 218 x 140 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: | Hunting Horn in shield |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with pale graduated tone, slightly lighter at upper centre and right and heavier at bottom; with delicate wiping, horizontal and diagonal wiping marks |
| Note on foul biting: | many scattered flecks; heavier patches at lower left and lower right |
| Print note: | There are small areas of drypoint shading on the lower row of windows and doorways, on one upper window to right of centre and on the top left of the pediment. |
| 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 27 to 38 mm from left; height 4 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'JHH' blind stamp (J.H. Hutchinson, Lugt 2921); 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'MK.18157' at lower left on verso; '9580' at upper right on verso, |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3620107 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.