86The ForgeVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: 24767.1 State: 4/6 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | No. 3 in 'A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames' bought from Ellis & Green, London, by South Kensington Museum, 26 May 1871 for £12.12.0 for the set. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.1B |
| Paper size: | n/a mm |
| Plate mark size: | 195 x 317 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light plate tone, only lightly used to support darker surfaces, e.g. the wall behind the smith |
| Note on foul biting: | - |
| Print note: | a rather dry impression, nevertheless showing the wide range of different drypoint lines from very fine to deep and broad, with some burr |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. ' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '1861.' ( 't' not crossed) |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | not on visible part |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | not on visible parts |
| 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: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0680333 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.