488Sleeping Child, AjaccioHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: HAG DUP 9 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: | 195 x 245 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. |
| 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 towards the edges, particularly at the upper right. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is an area of foul biting at the lower edge and a mark from the grip of a tool at the right edge. There is individual pitting throughout notably affecting etched lines in the area at the feet of the woman with the baby. |
| Print note: | There are scratch marks from wiping, particularly at the upper right, also a circular mark at the right edge. At the upper left there is a mark from a hair caught in the printing. The ink is showing 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 left of margin. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | E020116 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.