139Speke ShoreBibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographieAccession no: Rés EC 123 Folio 2 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Provenance: | Atherton Curtis (1863-1944), Paris (no. 4931); given in 1943 to the Cabinet des estampes, Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Additional acq. no: | D.07374 |
| Paper size: | 199 x 287 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 154 x 228 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | paper has a somewhat 'fluffy' surface, laid lines barely visible |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | uneven light residual tone; patchy in certain areas |
| Note on foul biting: | virtually none, some pitting in sky and grass |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| 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: | recto red oval stamp 'B.N. EST' (Lugt 400) / grey stamp lower right corner 'D.07374' |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'A.C.4931' lower right corner |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Speke Shore 35 …' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1440403 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.