51BillingsgateColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 2013.320 State: 9/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | C. G. Boerner, New York; bought by Peter Lunder, 11 October 2001; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007. |
| Additional acq. no: | 007.2002 |
| Paper size: | 177 x 246 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 149 x 224 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | moderately thick |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none visible |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Light overall tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | In the sky. |
| Print note: |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'P 12072 / 1' on verso, '4589' on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'L + H' [?] |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0470722 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.