222NocturneNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8517 State: 9 e/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Knoedler & Co., New York. Charles Sessler, Philadelphia: bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia, 1928; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10581 |
| Paper size: | 205 x 295 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 200 x 295 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'FELLOWS / 1804' (Chicago watermark 119) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | With considerable tone; with horizontal and radiating diagonal wiping on the sky and water and the etched area wiped cleaner. |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks |
| Print note: | a fine atmospheric impression in warm black ink |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 63-78mm from left; height 5mm; butterfly of ca 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | no |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'MK 29173' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '8' at lower right on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1840406 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.