203Nocturne: SaluteFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1903.269 State: 8/10 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Bought from Obach & Co., (Obach receipts, 9 December 1903 and 6 January 1904), by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1903; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 153 x 229 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 153 x 229 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The sheet was removed from a book; with a ruled line in ink on the verso |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Crowned GR (see Chicago watermarks 84 to 90) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | faintest trace of even, overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | acid droplets at lower left |
| Print note: |
| 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: | tab 70-89 mm from left, height 5 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'No 2' at lower left on the verso; 'X' (in a square) ar lower right on the verso; 'W199. Nocturen-Salute. Early trial' at lower left on the verso by C.L.Freer |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2260503 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.