259DordrechtNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8567 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | John H. Wrenn (1841- 1911), Chicago. Art Institute of Chicago (acc. No. 35.397); de-accessioned. H. Wunderlich & Co., New York. Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia, by 1931; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10631 |
| Paper size: | 157 x 228 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 226 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | top of Strasbourg Lily |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale tone, darker at left and on the lower third of the image |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | good impression, slightly marred by the condition. |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 55 to 71 mm from left; butterfly of 1886/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'J.H.W' stamp (John H. Wrenn, Lugt 1475); 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'AIC/24656' at lower left on the verso (deaccessioned from the Art Institute of Chicago); 'ix-' at lower left on the verso; 'a 35.397' at lower left on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2420206 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.