208Nocturne: FurnaceHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49881 State: Cc/12 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Dr Frederick Mulder, London; sold to the University of Glasgow, February 1972. |
| Paper size: | 206 x 267 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 168 x 230 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight, Western, possibly faux-Asian. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | The print tone is uneven and dark. It is particularly dark in the upper right half (if etching diagonally split), although it is wiped very cleanly in the doorway and window. In the lower left half of the composition there is a medium plate tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is pitting around the gondola. |
| Print note: | The paper is slightly creased from the printing process. There is reticulation of ink in the foreground and at the sides. There are diagonal wipe marks at the left side. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | On recto, below platemark, in pencil: butterfly 'imp.' |
| 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: | '26' on secondary backing paper, on recto, at lower right. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2130802 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.