173GreenhitheNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8499 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 45541). Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10562 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | 'HGH' (partial) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | slightly blurrred and soft line on the boat |
| 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 'imp.' below platemark |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HHB' (H. H. Benedict, Lugt 394); 'LJR' (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b-c) stamps on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 45541' and '34605' (?) on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '8' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1650402 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.