325The Tow-PathNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8572 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 44554).Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10636 |
| Paper size: | 48 x 82 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 48 x 82 mm |
| Note on size: | trimmed to the platemark but without tab |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | traces of tone near the left edge |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' at lower right on the verso |
| 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: | Pencil butterfly of 1888/1890s |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 44554' at lower left on verso; another 'a' number erased |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Towpath' at upper left on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2540107 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.