383Rochester Row, WestminsterFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1903.184 State: 1/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Sold by Whistler to Messrs Dowdeswell, London, 21 January 1889. Cox Collection. Bought from Obach & Co., receipt, 11 July 1903), by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1903; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 153 x 227 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 150 x 227 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: | illegible countermark? |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Pale tone, slightly heavier at left and bottom; curved bands of picking at lower left and lower right. |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks |
| Print note: | The only drypoint is the small amount of shading above the heads of the women in cloaks. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'DAILY TELEGRAPH' on wall placard |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'No. 9' on the verso of the tab, possibly by Whistler. |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 36-45 mm from left, height 3 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'o' (with a / through it) at lower right on the verso; 'W219 Rochester Row' at lower left on the verso by C.L.Freer |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2690102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.