86The ForgeWhitworth Art Gallery, ManchesterAccession no: P.21244 State: 4/6 |
Collection credit: | |
Image credit: | |
Provenance: | Given to the Whitworth Art Gallery by Denis F. Pilkington, 1966. |
Paper size: | 214 x 337 mm |
Plate mark size: | 194 x 316 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
Colour of the paper: | off white |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
Note on the paper: | difficult to see |
Tab?: | no |
Watermarks: | no |
Medium: | etching and drypoint |
Ink colour: | black |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | very light tone |
Note on foul biting: | |
Print note: | The shadows are misty, still some burr, probably accentuated by retroussage. Quite a fresh, bright effect |
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: | K0680z20 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.