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54

Black Lion Wharf

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographie
Accession no: SNR-1
State: C/4

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France  
Provenance:Probably acquired from Frederick Keppel (1845-1912), New York, in 1903 by the Cabinet des estampes, Bibliothèque nationale de France  
Additional acq. no:Acq. No. 5960  

 

Paper size:191 x 267 mm  
Plate mark size:149 x 226 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid, medium-weight paper  
Note on the paper:medium-weight paper  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:even light residual tone  
Note on foul biting:pitting along the margins  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler. 1859.'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:on signboards : 'HOARES WHARF', 'DOWNES', 'OLD SHIPPING CLIPPERS / TO LET EVERY DAY / GLASGOW INVERNES[S] / GRANGEMOUTH PETERH[E]A[D]', 'St. ANDREWS', 'BLAC[K] LION W[HA]RF' (the first 'N' in 'INVERNESS' is reversed)  
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:recto red circular stamp 'BIBL. NAT EST' (Lugt 249) / red oval stamp 'ACQUISITION No.' with '5960' in pencil  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0420404  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.