184HurlinghamWalker Art Gallery, LiverpoolAccession no: WAG 1582 State: 4/4 |
| Collection credit: | Bequeathed by James Smith (of Blundellsands) |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | James Smith (1831-1923), Blundellsands; bequeathed to the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 1923. |
| Additional acq. no: | BW 640 |
| Paper size: | 203 x 274 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 137 x 202 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight, 'antique' laid paper, flecked with brown fibres. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | The print tone is light, fairly even, though slightly darker at the edges. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is pitting, particularly in the water and around the sails. |
| Print note: | There is careful use of retroussage in the sails, boats and reflections, giving a deep inky effect. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| 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: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '2875 J', 'IN 1582', '37' on recto, at lower edge. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1810309 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.