Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G340 state 2 of 4.
Provenance:
Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (circa 1829-1891), London [1]
To 1903
H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, NY, to 1903 [2]
From 1903 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co., through Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938), in 1903 [3]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
Notes:
[1] An undated folder sheet note in the object file states "Hutchinson Collection stamp in corner of print" (see Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record).
[2] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Voucher No. 10, March 1903, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[3] See note 2.
[4] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (ca. 1829-1891)
H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (C.L. Freer source)
