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Troopships

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46924
State: 1/2

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:129 x 177 mm  
Plate mark size:126 x 175 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:not inlaid  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:uneven, more pronounced in the lower corners, wipe marks and reticulation of ink in the foreground  
Note on foul biting:very slight pitting, particularly around boats  
Print note:This corresponds to the impression reproduced by Kennedy for his first and only state, but there is a new second state (see HAG 46925)  

 

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:118 mm from left; tab 3 x 12 mm; pencil butterfly on tab  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'K 319'; 'undescribed I'; 'Troop Ships' on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3190001  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.