457The MillNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8648 State: 1/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. 45610). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10712 |
| Paper size: | 163 x 238 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 161 x 238 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: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | traces of tone near the top and right plate marks, slightly heavier on the bevel |
| Note on foul biting: | a few scattered flecks |
| Print note: | delicate impression |
| 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: | butterfly in graphite at lower right on the verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '1.st proof pulled' / butterfly (the 'st' superscript) at lower right on the verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 46 to 54 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: | 'a 45610' (underlined) at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '413' at lower left on the verso; 'I' at lower centre on the verso; '162' at lower right on the verso, all |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K4130103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.