157Battersea: Early MorningNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1949.5.545 State: 3/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Harris G. Whittemore. Given by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia, to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1949. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-15852 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the sheet was removed from a book; with two old [Latin] inscriptions in brown ink on the verso (one very long) |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale overall tone, heavier near the plate edges and at the corners; two slight diagonal bands of picking at left |
| Note on foul biting: | many scattered flecks |
| Print note: | This is the impression of the third state reproduced by Kennedy |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HHB' stamp (Henry Harper Benedict, Lugt 2936) and his initials in graphite; 'HW' stamp (H.G.Whittemore, Lugt 1384a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W.129' and '25/./' on recto;'25' and '15' and '30/./' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1520302 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.