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The Fleet: Monitors

Boston Public Library
Accession no: W.371
State: 1/2

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge (1845?-1924), Glasgow. H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 37378). E. G. Kennedy, New York. Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Acquired by Alfred H. Wiggin (1868-1951); given to Boston Public Library, MA.September 1919 ('FEJ')  

 

Paper size:144 x 222 mm  
Plate mark size:140 x 222 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid, 'antique'  
Note on the paper:'antique' laid  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:'SH'  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:moderate tone at the bottom and left edge, wiped in soft strokes radiating out towards the bottom  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:A good impression.  

 

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:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:Pencil butterfly dates from 1887/1888; 67-80mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'N W.J' [?] faint pencil initials on verso; 'B.M.' (MacGeorge; Lugt 394) ; 'HHB' stamp (H.H. Benedict, Lugt 2936), on verso, and pencil scrawl '[illegible] N'; (Kennedy, Lugt 857)  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 37378' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'H W . A MMB' / '2' / '[ W / Kennedy stp]'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3180115  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.