215Long LagoonNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1942.15.20 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Given by Mr and Mrs J. Watson Webb to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, memory of Mr and Mrs H. O. Havemeyer, 1942. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-2456 |
| Paper size: | 170 x 289 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 227 mm |
| Note on size: | with a narrow margin at the top |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | RK countermark |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with uneven tone, with dark patches at the upper corners and along the lower quarter of the plate and droplets near the corners; many curved swatches (or beginnings of work?) throughout |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | the reproduction of state one in Kennedy is so pale/poor that it is difficult to determine if all the curved scratches are present and some definitely are. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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 24 to 44mm from left; butterfly of 1880/1881 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2030110 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.