47Old Westminster BridgeVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: 24767.4 State: 2/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | / |
| Image credit: | Photo ©Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Provenance: | No. 4 in 'A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames' bought from Ellis & Green, London, by South Kensington Museum, 26 May 1871 for £12.12.0 for the set. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.1B |
| Paper size: | n/a mm |
| Plate mark size: | 75 x 202 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | ? |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | even light plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | on stern of boat far left; fine loose pitting around two horsemen at left |
| Print note: | details far left heavily inked - retroussage? |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler 1859' ('t' not crossed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | not on recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | not on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | not on recto |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0390239 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.