308Dipping the FlagNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8610 State: 1/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 65798). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10674 |
| Paper size: | 84 x 176 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 80 x 176 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: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale overall tone; with curving left-right diagonal wiping marks |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks over the etched area; a prominent, curving left-right diagonal scratch over the large ships at right of centre and another left-right diagonal scratch above the rightmost masted ship |
| Print note: | The prominent scratches on this impression are not visible in Kennedy's reproduction |
| 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 39 to 49 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 65798' and '5149/225' or '5140/ 225' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '3ws' or '3m5' or other variation in lowerright corner on verso; '148' in semicircle at lower right on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3250104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.