172London BridgeNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8485 State: 5/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Tracy Dows (b. 1871), New York; probably sold through M. Knoedler, New York, 1911; Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10549 |
| Paper size: | 187 x 271 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 150 x 233 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very pale, even tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | a very soft impression with burr |
| 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'TD' (Tracy Dows, Lugt 2427); 'LJR' (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b-c) stamps on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '8' at bottom right corner, recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1530404 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.