393The Hangman's House, ToursNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8630 State: 2/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock nos. a 75210, 65629). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10694 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | |
| 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: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale overall tone, wiped cleaner at upper right |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks; remnants of old work at lower left corner and at lower right |
| Print note: | only a few touches of faint drypoint shading--on the decorated canopy |
| 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 15 to 24 mm from left; height 3 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 75210' (crossed out) and 'a 65629' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '142' at lower centre on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3760103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.