452The Steps, AmsterdamLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 403 State: 4/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1952 |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | According to Kennedy (1910), owned by Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Bought with the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 245 x 168 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 241 x 166 mm |
| Note on size: | narrow margin at left |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the sheet was removed from a book, with discolouration along top and left sheet edges |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | With tone along and near edges, some in the water |
| Note on foul biting: | Scattered flecks and patches |
| Print note: | This is the impression of the second state illustrated by Kennedy |
| 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: | butterfly on verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Chosen for / Howard Mansfield' on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 33-44mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' stamp (H. Mansfield, Lugt 1342) and 'HW' stamp (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a). |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4030206 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.