14Street at SaverneNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 2005.99.38 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 16227). Frederick R. Halsey. Given by Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, DC, to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2005. |
| Paper size: | 262 x 181 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 209 x 158 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | the paper is almost discoloured to buff. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | there appears to be graphite on the lantern but it was not added by Whistler |
| Print tone: | selectively wiped |
| Note on foul biting: | with new foul biting or etched texture on sky |
| Print note: | In blue-black ink; a 'recent impression' of the fifth state. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | no |
| Collector's mark: | 'RCK' (Ruth Cole Kainen, not in Lugt); possibly 'FHR' (Frederick R. Halsey, Lugt 1308) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 16227' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '9' at lower centre on the recto; 'msx' at lower right on the recto; '3/' at upper left on the recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0190511 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.