281Gray's Inn PlaceLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 297 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1938 |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | W. H. Bustin, Jr., Boston, MA. Bought with the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 126 x 175 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 126 x 175 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: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | no |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | drypoint=curving left-right diagonals on ground of passageway; this is the impression of the second state illustrated by Kennedy |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'GREYS INN PLACE' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly in pencil on verso. |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'No. 3.' at lower left verso; 'Selected Proof' at lower right verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | at 132 to 143 mm; h 4 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'W.H.B' in graphite (W.H. Bustin, Jr., Boston, MA; not in Lugt); 'ERJP' in circle (E. R. & J.Pennell, Lugt suppl. 874a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | Kennedy number and state |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2970205 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.