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Little Dordrecht

Library of Congress
Accession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 243
State: 1/1

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:E. R. and J. Pennell Collection; given to the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.  

 

Paper size:137/147 x 237 mm  
Plate mark size:94 x 131 mm  
Other size:97 x 133 to edge of bevel mm  
Note on size:deckled edges, uneven  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:discoloured almost to buff/tan; same paper as LC's K244 and K245  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light overall tone  
Note on foul biting:lots of dots and flecks throughout; short (6 mm) right-left diagonal scratch on sky, above two leftmost masts, and a weaker curving vertical scratch to right of tall centre mast  
Print note:this impression appears to have been printed under great pressure  

 

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: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:'2' bottom right  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2430110  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.