215Long LagoonNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8535 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10599 |
| Paper size: | 156 x 225 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 149 x 225 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with tone over the water in the foreground and at upper left and right corner |
| Note on foul biting: | the acid droplets and most of the curved scratches visible on 1942.15.20 have been removed; there are few slightly diagonal scratches across this etched work |
| Print note: | warm black ink; this impression conforms more closely to Kennedy's reproduction of state one as there are few curved scratches |
| 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 123 to 137mm from left; butterfly not by Whistler |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Long Lagoon K203-I' at lower right on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2030114 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.