488Sleeping Child, AjaccioHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: HAG DUP 10 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: | 204 x 248 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. It is rough at the upper edge. |
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 more pronounced towards the edges, particularly the upper doorway. |
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 side. There is individual pitting. |
Print note: | On the door some of the lines have printed poorly, perhaps due to clogged lines on the plate. At the upper right there is a white mark where a hair has interupted the ink during printing. The ink has seeped through to the verso. There are scratch marks from wiping at the corners and edges. |
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: | E020117 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.