454The Square House, AmsterdamLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 404.2 State: 7/7 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1941 |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (ca 1829 - d. 1891), London; Sotheby's, 3 March 1892 (lot 341) bought by Deprez, £9.15.0 . Bought with the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC., 10 January 1941 (410017-4) . |
| Additional acq. no: | LC USZ62-78205 |
| Paper size: | 231 x 173 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 228 x 173 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | light weight |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | PRO PATRIA |
| Medium: | etching [and drypoint] |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | tone at edges and on upper and lower quarters of image |
| Note on foul biting: | as usual |
| 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: | n/a |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | n/a |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 34-43 from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | hinged to mount so verso unexamined |
| Collector's mark: | 'JH' circular blindstamp at lower right, Joshua H. Hutchinson (Lugt 2921) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4040208 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.