51BillingsgateVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: Circ.601-1968 State: 8/9 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | P. & D. Colnaghi, London, 1968; bought by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1968, £23.15.0. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.1C |
| Paper size: | 288 x 434 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 228 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | pale cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Light overall tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | Scattered flecks and dots particularly in the sky. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| 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: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '25.' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0470724 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.