446Balcony, AmsterdamNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8641 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | 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-10705 |
| Paper size: | 274 x 168 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 271 x 168 mm |
| Note on size: | uneven cut edge left |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The paper colour is almost buff; same paper as NGA 1943.3.8642, K406, Long House-Dyer's-Amsterdam |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | partial DHK countermark (Chicago watermark 108) |
| Medium: | etching [and drypoint] |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with tone near the plate edges (or on the plate bevel?) and lighter tone over the remainder of the plate; wiped cleaner on the balcony and doorway below it. |
| Note on foul biting: | dark patches of foul biting on the water at bottom; scattered flecks. |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab at 118 to 128 mm from left; heigth 3 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'MK 17159' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K4050313 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.