429The Clock Tower - AmboiseNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8636 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | James McNeill Whistler, apparently given to H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, 1891 (stock no. a20437, 'Gratis'), sold to unidentified collector, 1892. Possibly at Kennedy & Co. later (stock no. a 67929). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10700 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | |
| 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 and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with pale tone at the bottom and heavier tone at the top; the heavier tone with unusually pronounced vertical wiping marks |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks; small patches at lower left and at the bottom platemark |
| 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 |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 31 to 40 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 20437' (crossed out), 'a 67929', at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3940105 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.