385Quai de MontebelloNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8650 State: 2/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Knoedler & Co., New York. Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b) |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10714 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | |
| 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 |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'DHK' countermark (near Chicago watermark 108) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | traces of tone near the plate mark |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks |
| Print note: | Unevenly etched; many lines print incomplete |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | shop sign: 'Eque DE COMPAS', lower left, mirrored script: 'Quai de Montebello' |
| 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: | butterfly of 1889/1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | The inscription 'imp.' is in a different hand from the butterfly signature |
| Collector's mark: | 'HHB' stamp (H.H. Benedict, Lugt 2936) and 'HHB' in graphite); 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c287' (underlined) and 'MK 32576' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K4170204 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.