81The StormHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46762 State: C/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | 158 x 284 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | inlaid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | partial 'Van Gelder' in script. |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slight, particularly in the sky |
| Note on foul biting: | but interesting simulation of granular tone, little flecks in distance and in sky |
| Print note: | looks like made from cancelled state - cancel lines covered up but still appearing faintly; or possibly undescribed state. |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '77', verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K 81 Is this an undescribed second state?' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0810201 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.