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Nocturne

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46805
State: 4/9

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958.  

 

Paper size:211 x 295 mm  
Plate mark size:202 x 294 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):thick laid  
Note on the paper:laid lines not prominent; inlaid; medium to heavy weight quality paper; hard; trimmed; one side of the paper is smoother, the other side has more texture, a diagonal texture. Whistler used the smooth side to print; this was easier with western paper.  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Slight and uneven; print tone particularly in the water, at lower right, although in the lower right corner there is patch where there is no ink; there is also tone along the horizon line.  
Note on foul biting:Slight, particularly around horizon line.  
Print note:Whistler has used the smooth side of the paper on which to print.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
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:butterfly 'imp'  
Note on the tab:Tab 65 mm from left; tab 7 x 16 mm; pencil butterfly of 1883/1885  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'K184, I-II' on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1840204  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.