209Lagoon - NoonNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8552 State: 3/3 |  |
| 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-10616 |
| Paper size: | 133 x 202 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 124 x 202 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | partial Fleur de lys |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale tone, slightly darker at left; disturbance in tone at lower left and mottling from dust in the ink |
| Note on foul biting: | a few scattered flecks |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | Butterfly (very faint) |
| 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 at 45 to 62 mm from left; butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c.6310' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '19' at lower left on the verso; 'K216-3e et dernier' at lower centre on the verso; '5' (or S?) at centre on the verso; '33 (underlined) / 79' at lower right on the verso; and '221' at upper right on the verso, all |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2160312 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.