216The Little LagoonNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8520 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Bought on 15 March 1928 by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10584 |
| Paper size: | 228 x 234 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 226 x 153 mm |
| Note on size: | with thread margins around platemark |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | some defect in the laid lines, making them unusually wide on half the sheet |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall, darker at upper right and on lower third of plate; some 'picking' at upper and lower left |
| Note on foul biting: | a few scattered flecks; vertical scratches at upper right are faint |
| Print note: | this impression shows more wear than NGA 1943.3.8520 |
| 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: | 'Whistler' (upside down) at lower left on the verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'For Alexander / butterfly chosen / Very fine proof' at lower left on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 35-51mm from left; butterfly of 1880/1881 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | medium large veined butterfly |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'A 32523' lower left on verso; '77010' lower centre on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Little Lagoon' lower centre on verso; 'S' lower centre on verso; 'C1' /; 'FHx (wavy line underlined) Ø' lower right verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1860216 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.