52Longshore menBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: M23405 State: 4/4 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Frederick Keppel (1845-1912), New York; bequeathed to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, October 1913, as the 'Frederick Keppel Memorial'. |
| Paper size: | 200 x 281 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 227 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japan |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Moderate overall tone, heavier at left edge (left figure strongly highlighted) |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A good strong impression with full inking and burr, plus an effect of flecks. |
| 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: | 'F.K.' oval stamp (F. Keppel, L.1023) on verso; MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'A 76004' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '150' [?] on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0450127 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.