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Little Drawbridge, Amsterdam

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8647
State: 2/2

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943.  
Additional acq. no:B-10711  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:175 x 125 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):Asian laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very pale overall tone  
Note on foul biting:scattered flecks; small patches at the upper left corner and large, granular patches at the upper and lower right  
Print note:The only drypoint appears to be on either side of the tower and at the top of the drawbridge  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:butterfly at lower left on the verso  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:'for Wünderlich [sic]' (an umlaut over the u) at lower left on the verso  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:tab 28 to 36 mm from left; height 2 mm  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K4120206  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.