45Landscape with HorsesWalker Art Gallery, LiverpoolAccession no: WAG 1578 State: 2/2 |
| Collection credit: | Presented by Dr H. Nazeby Harrington |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Given by Dr H. Nazeby Harrington, Birkenhead, to the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. |
| Additional acq. no: | BW 467 |
| Paper size: | 238 x 301 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 126 x 203 mm |
| Note on size: | The lower edge is ragged and uneven. |
| 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: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a light print tone. It is slightly more pronounced in the left middleground. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is an area of foul biting at the lower edge (curved lines) and pitting throughout. In the middleground there are scrim marks. |
| Print note: | A rich drypoint burr is maintained in the foreground details. There are roulette marks in the sky. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| 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): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '2875E', 'IN 1578' on recto, at lower edge. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0360211 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.