50Eagle WharfWalker Art Gallery, LiverpoolAccession no: WAG 677 State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | Bequeathed by James Smith (of Blundellsands) |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | James Smith (1831-1923), Blundellsands; bequeathed to the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 1923. |
| Additional acq. no: | BW 651 |
| Paper size: | 163 x 240 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 139 x 216 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | stuck down on a backing sheet. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Unable to examine properly. |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | virtually none |
| Note on foul biting: | There is pitting throughout; it is particularly noticeable in sea and sky. |
| Print note: | There is drypoint, slight retroussage and very slight selective inking on the boats at the left of the composition. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards: 'TYZAC. WHITELEY & Co. [superscript and underlined 'o']', 'W. BROWN / SAIL MAKER / SHIP OWNER ['S' reversed]', 'EAGLE / WHARF' |
| 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: | Unable to examine verso as stuck down on secondary support. |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '2875 B', 'IN 677' on recto, at lower edge. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0410136 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.