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The Forge

Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Accession no: 76/239

Collection credit:Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Presgrave, 1976.  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Gift of Mr and Mrs Ralph Presgrave to the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1976.  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:188 x 310 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:griffin / PF  
Medium:drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:with overall tone, the furnace and figures near it wiped cleaner  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

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:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0680403  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.