453The Long House (The Dyers, Amsterdam)National Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8642 State: 6/6 |  |
| 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-10706 |
| Paper size: | 167 x 270 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 165 x 270 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The paper colour is almost buff;same paper as NGA 1943.3.8641, K405, Balcony Amsterdam |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | partial DHK countermark (Chicago watermark 108) |
| Medium: | etching [and drypoint] |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale overall tone, wiped cleaner over the building |
| Note on foul biting: | patches at the corners and over the leftmost top window; directional acid marks below the pilings at left |
| Print note: | There is no certain drypoint under optivisor magnification |
| 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 in graphite at lower right on the verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '4. Mar. 6' [or 2. Mar. 8'?] at lower right on the verso; 'for Wunderlich' / butterfly / '4.' (an umlaut over the u) at lower right on the verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab at 45 to 55 mm from left; height 2 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' (Lessing J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'MK 30695' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K4060303 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.