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Her Majesty's Fleet: Evening

Boston Public Library
Accession no: W.379
State: 1/1

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge (1845?-1924), Glasgow; H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 37382); 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 ('DEJ').  

 

Paper size:144 x 221 mm  
Plate mark size:141 x 221 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:slight overall tone, heavier toward bottom  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:Very delicate tone, fine impression, rich effect on the dark sail; lines print very well, good contrast  

 

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 1886/1887; 66-78mm from right  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'B.M.' stamp (B.B. MacGeorge, Lugt 394) ; 'EGK' (Kennedy, Lugt 857); 'HHB' (H.H. Benedict, Lugt 2936) stamps on verso; and pencil 'HW&W' [?] and scrawl 'EM' (possibly E.M. Martin)  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 37382'  
Misc inscriptions by others:'H W & b'; (scribble); '10' [W / Kennedy mk]'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3260110  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.