214San GiorgioNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8533 State: 5/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10597 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with darker tone on the water and quay in the foreground and lighter tone above; light horizontal wiping on the water; light bands of picking at left |
| Note on foul biting: | as per 1942.15.18, but without the burnishing marks at upper left |
| Print note: | apart from the addition of the butterfly, Kennedy's description of states three and four are confusing and need to be rephrased |
| 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 63 to 84mm from left, height 8mm; butterfly of 1885/1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | medium regular butterfly |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'C.16043' at lower centre on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K201iv' at lower left on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2010411 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.