352The Canal, OstendNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8621 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 33626). Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10685 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Note on size: | trimmed to plate mark without a tab |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | partial Arms of Amsterdam |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone at left and bottom; heavier tone along the right edge |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks |
| Print note: |
| 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: | butterfly at lower left on the verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'The Canal - Ostende / 1st State' at lower right on the verso (the st superscript with a dot underneath; there is a backslash below 'state' and above the butterfly |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1888 |
| Collector's mark: | Henry Harper Benedict (Lugt 1298 and 'HHB' in graphite); 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 33626' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3530103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.