70RotherhitheFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1896.26 State: C/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Bought from Frederick Keppel & Co., New York, (receipt 9 January 1896), by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, January 1896; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 283 x 207 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 274 x 200 mm |
| Note on size: | narrow margins |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'modern' laid (post 1800); little debris - even distribution; 27 mm between chain lines |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | partial: fleur-de-lys with cursive WK below |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | large patch of droplets in sky to left of hanging chain with a few scattered flecks above and to the left of the patch; light foul biting near upper left and lower right corners |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1860.' |
| 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: | 'W60 K66 Gr61 M66' and 'Rotherhithe' and 'E' on verso (in hand of Freer staff member as writing matches accession number inscription). |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0660401 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.