391Courtyard, Rue P. L. Courier, ToursNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8627 State: 3/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Knoedler & Co., New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10691 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | |
| 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 and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | no |
| Note on foul biting: | many scattered flecks; a light patch on the left door frame |
| Print note: | New state; the only drypoint lines are the cross-hatched diagonals to the left of the upper left window (they are not present in Kennedy's illustration) |
| 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 15 to 25 mm from left; height 3 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'MK 30688' at lower centre on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | title at upper centre on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3680104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.