422The Door of the Chapel, MontrésorNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1946.21.180 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 23970). Robert Hartshorne (d. 1927), New York. Given by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1946. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-13761 |
| 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: | The paper colour is almost light grey |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | traces of tone along the edges and over the etched work |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks |
| 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 26 to 36 mm from left; height 4 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Robert Hartshorne (Lugt 2215b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 23970' (underlined) at lower right on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'minister de la Guerre / Montrésor' at lower right on the verso; 'Chapelle Montresor / Do' (the Do in script) at lower centre on the verso, both; 'nm-' at lower right on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3950104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.