186Little Putney BridgeDetroit Institute of ArtsAccession no: 59.82 State: 4/5 |
Collection credit: | Gift of John S. Newberry. |
Image credit: | |
Provenance: | Given by John S. Newberry to the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, 1959. |
Paper size: | 179 x 307 mm |
Plate mark size: | 132 x 207 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
Colour of the paper: | ivory |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
Note on the paper: | |
Tab?: | no |
Watermarks: | crowned 'GR' countermark to FI PRO PATRIA (see Spin1998, nos 83-97) (digital photo) |
Medium: | etching and drypoint |
Ink colour: | black |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | Darker at edges and corners, wiped fairly clean in centre |
Note on foul biting: | Acid mark on furthest away central bridge pier and vegetation behind |
Print note: | Mottled effect, possibly from wiping, particularly in the foreground, also in the sky |
Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (faint) |
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: | no |
Dealers' stock nos: | 'A 96161' on verso, lower left corner |
Misc inscriptions by others: | 'EX' on verso |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K1790219 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.