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Limehouse

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographie
Accession no: Rés EC 123 Folio 1
State: 3/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France  
Provenance:Alfred Barrion (1842-1903) Bressuire; probably sold at auction, Edm. Sagot, Paris 1904; later given to the Cabinet des estampes, Bibliothèque nationale de France  
Additional acq. no:Acq. No. 5960  

 

Paper size:242/238 x 305/302 mm  
Plate mark size:126/127 x 148/149 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light even residual tone  
Note on foul biting:scattered pitting across plate; varied degrees of granular tone across boat in foreground  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler. 1859.'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'...UR MAC…' above the bow window at top right; 'CURTIS GIN' ('N' reversed) on the signboard in the background.  
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:blue circular stamp 'AB' (Alfred Barrion, Lugt 76); recto red oval stamp 'B.N. EST' (Lugt 400); black stamp 'D.088?0' or 'D.038?0'  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0400z04  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.