201The Bridge, Santa MartaNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8538 State: 1/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Julian Alden Weir (1852-1919). Charles B. Eddy (1872-1951). Knoedler & Co., New York. 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-10602 |
| Paper size: | 300 x 204 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 292 x 201 mm |
| Note on size: | with very narrow margins |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian wove |
| Note on the paper: | heavy 'Japan' |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | traces of tone near the plate edges and corners |
| Note on foul biting: | patches at upper left and right across the bottom of the plate |
| Print note: | this appears to be pure etching, except for the butterfly signature; apparently the impression of the first 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'J. Alden Weir' (not in Lugt); 'Charles B. Eddy' (according to NGA mount); see Lugt 499); 'Lessing Julius Rosenwald' (Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'MK16004' (crossed out) and 'MK 25183' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Weir' at lower left on the verso; '27' at centre on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2040104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.