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Quiet Canal

Scottish National Gallery , Edinburgh
Accession no: ENGLISH 903
State: 3/4

Collection credit:Scottish National Gallery  
Image credit:Photo © Scottish National Gallery , Edinburgh  
Provenance:Purchased by the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1910.  
Additional acq. no:P.1735  

 

Paper size:237 x 154 mm  
Plate mark size:229 x 154 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:pale buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'antique' (pre 1800) laid  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light overall tone, with more at the bottom of the water  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:the drypoint under the leaves is stronger; print has a cold dark effect  

 

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:pencil butterfly of 1885/1886, tab 39-56mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'1st state' on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2140509  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.