258A Corner of the Palais RoyalNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1949.5.266 State: 3/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; probably sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Given by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia, to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1949. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-15861 |
| Paper size: | 137 x 88 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 135 x 88 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with light tone at left and heavier tone at the bottom, careful graduated wiping |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks |
| Print note: | This impression of the second state of two is less worn than the example illustrated 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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 61 to 71 mm from left; butterfly of 1886/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM', partial stamp ( Howard Mansfield, Lugt 1342); 'HW' stamp, (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt 1384a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'A Corner of the Palais Royal, [sic] Paris' at lower centre on the verso; 'Ex vx' (in script, erased) at lower right on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2480202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.