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14

Street at Saverne

Scottish National Gallery , Edinburgh
Accession no: ENGLISH 848
State: 4/4

Collection credit:Scottish National Gallery  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Purchased from Mrs W. Walker by the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1962.  
Additional acq. no:P. 2550  

 

Paper size:263 x 191 mm  
Plate mark size:205 x 158 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:Off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):Chine collĂ© on wove  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:Black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Rich smooth tone scraped clear on lamp and the top central roof  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:Dramatic and effective impression in warm black ink; the scraping produces a bright, fresh effect.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler.'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:  
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):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0190415  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.