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Rotherhithe

Whereabouts unknown
Accession no: n/a
State: 6/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Dr George van Houten, Netherlands; sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2007.  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:276 x 199 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):'antique laid'  
Note on the paper:'antique' laid  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:'J. Whatman'  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very light tone; some soft tone at the bottom of the sheet, and perhaps a little on the chain at right, though not overwhelming the fine detail.  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler. 1860.'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:see signature  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project, owner's records  
ID:K0660329  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.