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Old Hungerford Bridge

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1924.640
State: 3/4

Collection credit:Bequest of Ethel Wrenn  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:John Henry Wrenn (1841-1911), Chicago; bequeathed by Ethel Wrenn to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1924.  
Additional acq. no:6136  

 

Paper size:213 x 325 mm  
Plate mark size:137 x 212 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:Shield  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:Black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone: printed with light overall plate tone  
Note on foul biting:foul biting in the sky and at lower right.  
Print note:Foul biting is clear on this impression but barely appears (or prints) on AIC 1917.538.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
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:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:title at lower left recto  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0760302  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.