78MillbankBirmingham Museum and Art GalleryAccession no: 599'04 State: 4/5 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | One of 15 etchings purchased and presented by the Trustees of the Public Picture Gallery Fund, Birmingham, June 1904. |
| Paper size: | 194 x 275 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 101 x 126 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | very light weight |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a light overall print tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | There are a few very minor pits and grip marks from a tool at the lower right. |
| Print note: | There is a stipple effect in the etched lines in the sky. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | see Inscription |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '[D]ELIGHT 1861' on barge; 'The Works of James Whistler - Etchings and Dry Points, are / on View at E. Thomas' Publisher / 39. Old Bond Street / London' ('London' looks like it has been added later) |
| 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: | 'W67 / K71 III Millbank' on recto, at lower left; '593' (encircled) on recto, at lower left, below platemark, in red crayon |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0710316 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.