47Old Westminster BridgeMuseum of LondonAccession no: 64.6/1 State: 2/4 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Purchased by the Museum of London, 1964. |
| Paper size: | 200 x 314 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 75 x 200 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Strasbourg Lily (partial, upper section) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, particularly at the bottom right. |
| Note on foul biting: | Some on the boat in the left foreground. |
| Print note: | The impression was printed in a black with a slightly cool, umber tone; a clear impression with some burr on the drypoint. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler 1859' ('t' not crossed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| 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): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c. 29185' on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0390106 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.