488Sleeping Child, AjaccioHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 54923 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Plate bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; printed for her by Nathaniel Sparks (1880-1956), Bristol, 1931; this impression bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
| Paper size: | 205 x 255 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 190 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight, 'antique' laid paper. The left and lower edges are rough. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Foolscap |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a medium, uneven print tone, that is darkest at the upper edge, above the door and in the upper corners. The seated figure of the woman with the child is wiped cleanly. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is an area of foul biting at the lower edge and the grip mark from a tool at the right side. There is individual pitting around the doorway and pitting affecting the etched lines at the feet of the seated woman. |
| Print note: | There are wipe marks near the edges and a mottled effect from wiping in the foreground and on the doorway, suggesting the grain of the wood and adding texture to the ground. There is very minor reticulation of ink at the left side. The ink shows through to the verso. |
| 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | 'Nathaniel Sparks Imp' at centre on verso in pencil. |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'The Sleeping Child, Ajaccio' on recto, at lower edge. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | E020110 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.