51BillingsgateFogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: M20498 |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, Gift of Robert Winthrop |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Arthur Harlow Gall, NY; given by Robert Winthrop to the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA. |
| Paper size: | 214 x 293 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 223 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | modern laid |
| Note on the paper: | thin |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | crowned dragon [?] over PF |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slight overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The impression is a little pale. |
| 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: | Label: '19372 / ARTHUR H HARLOW & CO / RARE ETCHINGS AND ENGRAVINGS / 712 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK' |
| Collector's mark: | verso, square stamp with monogram 'AHHCo' (Arthur H. Harlow & Co) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'B 8551-42' on recto; '19372' verso (the latter is Harlow's number, repeated on the label |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0470z17 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.