86The ForgeScottish National Gallery , EdinburghAccession no: ENGLISH 872 State: 4/6 |
| Collection credit: | Scottish National Gallery |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Ernest Stephen Lumsden (1883-1968); bought from Mrs E. S. Lumsden by the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1949. |
| Additional acq. no: | P.1730 |
| Paper size: | 215 x 342 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 195 x 317 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | Off white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam 'DEDS' (Bricked arch etc.) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | no |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Strong burr on the smith, the hat of the man behind the smith, the shadow of the anvil, signature, forge etc |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1861.' ( 't' not crossed) |
| 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: | 'PDC 19498', 'P1730' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0680318 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.