268Chelsea EmbankmentNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8576 State: 1/1 |  |
| 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-10640 |
| Paper size: | 118 x 257 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 44 x 135 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with light tone, heavier at left and right |
| Note on foul biting: | many scattered flecks; many scratches |
| Print note: | The paper and ink colour (cool black) are unlike those used by Whistler at the time; it is unsigned; and compared to NGA 1949.5.267, it is over-inked, which makes the etched lines 'punchier' but accentuates the scratches on the plate; note also the problem with printing that led to the split platemark. |
| 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' (L. J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '9729' at lower left on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Sketch on the Embankment' at lower left on the recto; 'c (underlined) / N/-/-' and '5/5/-' at lower left on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2600106 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.