448Little Drawbridge, AmsterdamHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49902 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Printed by Nathaniel Sparks at the request of Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip after Whistler's death; bequeathed by Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
| Paper size: | 215/212 x 166 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 175 x 127 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam, lower part (variant not in Chicago catalogue) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | plate tone; darker at the bottom (wiped vertically) and at top right |
| Note on foul biting: | area of granular tone at bottom right, limited at bottom by a clearly defined 'tifal wave' line but fading at top |
| Print note: | some of the drypoint lines are worn; some of the cross-hatched lines in canal between bridge pillars have broken down |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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): | 'Nathaniel Sparks / Imp.' on verso in pencil. |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '2' on recto above platemark; 'The 2nd proof of an issue of 3 prints taken / from the original plate with my authority. / Rosalind Birnie Philip.' on recto below platemark. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4120203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.