171Free Trade WharfBibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographieAccession no: Rés EC 123 Folio 2 State: 4/8 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Provenance: | |
| Additional acq. no: | A.8804 |
| Paper size: | 176/179 x 267/262 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 99 x 186 mm |
| Note on size: | irregular size; top and right cut, left and bottom torn |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | has a 'wove' appearance, very fine texture |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching (and drypoint?) |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | even solid grey tone |
| Note on foul biting: | fine pitting and granular tone in water and sky |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '[…]CKS', back to front, on roof of wharf building |
| 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 circular stamp 'BIBL. NAT EST' (Lugt 249) / black stamp lower right corner 'A.8804' |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '13182' / oui/ 200' on recto lower left corner |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1630511 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.