51BillingsgateHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46738 State: 9/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Possibly passed by family descent to Whistler's great-nephew, Joseph Whistler Revillon (1886-1955); bequeathed to the University of Glasgow, 1955. |
| Paper size: | 209 x 273 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 227 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | Very light weight. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a very slight print tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is minor foul biting at the edges and light pitting in the foreground water. There is a regular imprint in the sky, possibly from the scrim. |
| Print note: | Note that Kennedy's 7th and 8th states are the same: the diagonal lines in the sky are worn but still visible under magnification; they are not removed in a separate 8th state. |
| 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: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Billingsgate' on verso, at lower edge, below platemark |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0470802 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.