49The PoolNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8426 State: 4/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Loys H. Delteil (b. 1869), Paris. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10488 |
| Paper size: | 272 x 367 mm |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | Overall soiling may affect greyish tone of the paper |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | partial 'HUDELIST' |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Pale residual tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | With vertical scratches and scraping marks in the sky and at lower left and right. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards, 'COOPER', 'Gr GEORGE'S Wf', 'NEW CRANE / TO LET'; on boat, 'JANE No. 6' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| 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: | this is not a first state impression |
| Collector's mark: | 'Loys H. Deiteil' (Lugt 773); 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'K.7341' at lower left on recto; '85038' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '41 - premier etat rare' at lower left on the recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0430313 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.