488Sleeping Child, AjaccioHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: HAG DUP 15 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: | 210 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; it is ragged on three sides with the left edge trimmed. |
| 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 print tone that is particularly pronounced at the upper right and also in the doorway. The door itself and the seated figure with a child are wiped fairly cleanly. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is an area of foul biting near the lower edge and a mark from the grip of a tool at the right side. There is pitting around the door and lower doorway. |
| Print note: | There are scratchy wipe marks particularly at the upper right. The ink is showing through on the verso. There are etched lines at the foot of the woman with a baby that have partially broken down having been affected badly by pitting. |
| 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: | E020122 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.