413Mairie, LochesNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8631 State: 2/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10695 |
| Paper size: | 221 x 129 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 218 x 129 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: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale overall tone, heavier along the edges and at lower right |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '(No 1)' possibly by Whistler, partly erased and traced over by another hand, on the verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 17 to 27 mm from left; butterfly of 1888/1889 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'RATC' (?) at lower centre on the verso (illegible) |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3820203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.