79The Little PoolDetroit Institute of ArtsAccession no: 45.407 |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Hal H. Smith. |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Hal G. Smith to the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, 1945. |
| Paper size: | 180 x 228 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 101 x 124 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: | |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light, fairly even, slightly more pronounced in sky and left side |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | mottled tone effect in sky and left side (how achieved? acid still used in process?) |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1861-' |
| 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: | '97 RW' (possibly Richard Westall, see Lugt 2250) (or 'G7RW' or 'GFRW') |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '4667' on recto, lower edge, centre, erased |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Little Pool' verso lower left: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0740815 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.