82The PuntWalker Art Gallery, LiverpoolAccession no: WAG 1590 |
Collection credit: | Presented by Mrs J. G. Legge |
Image credit: | |
Provenance: | Given by Mrs J. G. Legge to the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. |
Additional acq. no: | 47.123 |
Paper size: | 298 x 437 mm |
Plate mark size: | 120 x 165 mm |
Note on size: | chine collé 108 x 155 |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
Colour of the paper: | ivory on ivory |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine collé on plate paper |
Note on the paper: | chine collé is a little yellowed. |
Tab?: | no |
Watermarks: | no |
Medium: | etching and drypoint |
Ink colour: | black |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | The print tone is light and even. |
Note on foul biting: | There is fine pitting, particularly in the foreground. |
Print note: | Movement during printing has resulted in double lines and an out-of-focus look. There are stippled lines in the sky. |
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: | no |
Misc inscriptions by others: | '2875R', 'IN 1590' on recto, at lower edge. |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K0850203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.