54Black Lion WharfWalker Art Gallery, LiverpoolAccession no: WAG 2494 |
| 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 641 |
| Paper size: | 176 x 252 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 228 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 heavy backing card. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Unable to examine properly. |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a light even tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is pitting, particularly towards the edges. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards : 'HOARES WHARF', 'DOWNES', 'OLD SHIPPING CLIPPERS / TO LET EVERY DAY / GLASGOW INVERNES[S] / GRANGEMOUTH PETERH[E]A[D]', 'St. [superscript 't'] ANDREWS.', 'BLAC[K] LION W[HA]RF' (the first 'N' in 'INVERNESS' is reversed) |
| 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: | '2876B', 'IN2494' on recto, at lower edge. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0420316 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.