396Hôtel Lallement, BourgesNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8637 State: 3/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Roland Knoedler, 1889. John H. Wrenn (1841-1911). Knoedler & Co., New York (stock no. 32470). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10701 |
| Paper size: | 167 x 269 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 164 x 269 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The paper colour is greenish |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Traces of tone near the edges |
| Note on foul biting: | Scattered flecks and tiny droplets |
| Print note: | A fine, glowing impression. The only drypoint is the right-left diagonals at the top of the door |
| 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 15)' (the 'o' superscript) at lower left on the verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 50 to 61 mm from left; butterfly of 1888 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | The pencil butterfly is a small, shaded 'trefoil' |
| Collector's mark: | 'J.H.W.' rectangular stamp (John H. Wrenn, Lugt 1475); 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'MK 32470' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '399' (upside down) and 'P(orD)FC(or S)', both at lower right on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3990304 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.