360Fleur-de-lys PassageFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1903.20 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | R. Gutekunst, London; sold to H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, 1901 (stock no. a 35388); sold to Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1903; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 182 x 80 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 182 x 80 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: | Arms of Amsterdam (partial) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, darker at the bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | a tiny patch near the left platemark; many scattered flecks, with a heavier effect over the figures and chair at lower left and the roofline at upper right. |
| Print note: | The impression is lightly inked, producing a silvery effect; the shading on the passageway is worn. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'ENTRANCE / TO THE / EX[H]IBITION. / CLOTHES / EXCHANGE' |
| 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 16-24 mm from left, height 2 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 35388' (underlined) at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W233 Fleur de Lys Passage / Houndsditch' at lower right on the verso by C.L. Freer |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2890303 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.