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Sleeping Child, Ajaccio

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 54924
State: 1/1

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Plate bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; printed for her by Nathaniel Sparks (1880-1956), Bristol, 1931; this impression bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958.  

 

Paper size:203 x 261 mm  
Plate mark size:151 x 189 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:medium weight, 'antique' laid, probably Foolscap although no watermark.  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:There is medium, uneven print tone. It is darker towards the edges, particularly at the upper corners.  
Note on foul biting:There is an area of foul biting at the lower edge and a mark from the grip of a tool at the right side. There are individual pits around the doorway. Pitting has affected the etched lines at the seated woman's feet.  
Print note:There is a white mark at the lower edge from where a hair obstructed the ink during printing. There is minor reticulation of ink at the right and left sides and minor scratch marks from wiping around the edges. There is a slightly mottled effect from wiping particularly noticeable in the foreground. Ink has seeped through to the verso.  

 

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:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):'Nathaniel Sparks. Imp.' at centre on verso in pencil.  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'c 3891' on verso, at lower left corner; '2040 xv', '1775 / 1075' (?) at lower right (faint).  
Misc inscriptions by others:'The Sleeping Child, Ajaccio' on recto, at lower edge; '21' verso; '27' at upper right corner;  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:E020111  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.