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The Venetian Mast

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 50686
State: Cb/12

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:343 x 163 mm  
Plate mark size:340 x 161 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:medium weight and is inlaid.  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:'FELLOWS', 'RS' countermark  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:The print tone is light and uneven. It is slightly more pronounced in the upper and lower corners. It is wiped fairly cleanly in the centre.  
Note on foul biting:There are dense areas of fine pitting around the seated women, where there is also fabric imprint, and around the boy at foot of mast and buildings on the right. There is foul biting along the left edge, particularly the upper section.  
Print note:There is a fingerprint at the lower right corner.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly; cancelled with butterfly  
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:3 x 12 mm; 41 mm from left; butterfly of 1889  

 

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

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1950702  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.