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Old Westminster Bridge

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Accession no: RP-P-1940-236
State: 3/4

Collection credit:Aankoop uit het F.G. Waller Fonds.  
Image credit:  
Provenance:H.J. Holgen, Amsterdam; bought by the Rijksprentenkabinet, 1940.  

 

Paper size:216 x 287 mm  
Plate mark size:76 x 203 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:wide chain lines  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light overall tone  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:some burr, strong on the tower, paddle steamer wheel and two sails.  

 

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:Shield stamp (F.G. Waller, Lugt 2760) ; 'RIJKS / MUSm' stamp (Rijks Prentenkabinet, Lugt 2166) on verso.  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0390225  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.