393The Hangman's House, ToursFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1906.124 State: 2/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York. Bought by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI in 1894; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 137 x 98 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 134 x 98 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 and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very pale overall tone, slightly heavier along the plate edges |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks |
| Print note: | This is the impression of the first state reproduced by Kennedy; the few fine lines appear to be drypoint (under a microscope), but they may be etched lines that were reduced or abandoned as they do not make sense as shading |
| 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 16-25 mm from left, height 3 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' in graphite pencil (H. Mansfield); 'F' stamp (C.L. Freer, not in Lugt) on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Hangmans [sic] House - Bourges / W323' at lower centre on the verso by C.L. Freer. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3760102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.