144The PianoNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8475 State: 7/7 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge (1845?-1924), Glasgow, probably before 1902. Knoedler & Co., New York. Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10538 |
| Paper size: | 234 x 155 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 232 x 155 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Light overall tone, more on the shadows at right, with some bare blips to right of the skirt. |
| Note on foul biting: | A few small flecks and dots at right. |
| Print note: | A strong impression in warm black ink, with burr on the skirt and dress; this is the impression of the sixth state reproduced by Kennedy. |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 39-59 from left, butterfly of 1885/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | stamps on verso, 'B.M.' (B.B. MacGeorge, Lugt 394)); 'HHB' (H. H. Benedict, Lugt 1298), and 'LJR' (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b-c); 'HHB' also in pencil on verso of tab |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'mk 30665' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1410602 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.