364Nora QuinnNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8614 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Knoedler & Co., New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10678 |
| Paper size: | 217 x 123 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 215 x 123 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Crowned GR with crossed branches in circle countermark to PRO PATRIA / MVD (near Chicago watermarks 98 and 99) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with light tone below the skirt and chair; picking throughout the area with plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | This appears to be pure etching, with the possible exception of the butterfly; but the butterfly is lightly inked on this impression, which may give a deceptive appearance of drypoint |
| 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 24 to 34 mm from left; butterfly of 1886/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'mK 30683' at lower right on verso; an illegible 'a' number erased at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3330102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.