70RotherhitheGrafische Sammlung der Albertina, ViennaAccession no: DG1908/350 State: 6/6 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Purchased for RM 207.- from Ludwig Gutbier (Galerie Ernst Arnold), Dresden, by the k. k. Hofbibliothek, Vienna, 1908; transferred to the Albertina in 1921. |
| Paper size: | 297 x 220 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 276 x 199 mm |
| Note on size: | appears to have been trimmed after printing |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | unidentified complex watermark (party inaccessible), probably Beehive |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light even tone, strongly emphasised tone in beams and riggings blurring lines |
| Note on foul biting: | foul biting in sky |
| Print note: | steely |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: | no |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | recto lower right corner 'R10672' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | on mount 'sehr schöner Druck' (very nice impression); recto lower margin '1908-350', upper left corner '2' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0660z19 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.