83SketchingDetroit Institute of ArtsAccession no: 45.410 |
| 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: | 160 x 233 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 120 x 166 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | virtually none |
| Note on foul biting: | areas of fine pitting, particularly around reeds and right hand bank |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler.' ('t' not crossed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'London, Published Decembe[r] 1st. 1861 by Day & Son, Lith. To the Queen'; 'J. Whistler // PL. 45 |
| 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: | '65 + 45'; 'alt [underlined] / 12 50 [directly underneath, superscript '50'] recto, lower right |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0860z02 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.