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The Landing Stage, Cowes

Boston Public Library
Accession no: W.381
State: 2/3

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Bernard Buchanan Macgeorge (1845?-1924), Glasgow; H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 37384; 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 ('CJU').  

 

Paper size:136 x 84 mm  
Plate mark size:133 x 84 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): laid  
Note on the paper:modern (?)  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:none  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black (greenish-brown tone)  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:slight overall tone, darker at left and bottom  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:A beautiful impression with glowing warmth from the ink tone.  

 

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:27-39mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:no  
Collector's mark:'B.M.' stamp (B.B. MacGeorge, Lugt 394); 'Kennedy' (Lugt 857); 'HHB' stamp (H.H. Benedict; Lugt 2936)  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 37384'  
Misc inscriptions by others:'H W Mo(?)' / '12' (under Kennedy stamp)  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3280113  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.