216The Little LagoonHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46798 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
| Paper size: | 230 x 153 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 226 x 153 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight, sized, 'antique' laid paper. It has been inlaid. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Beautifully wiped surface tone, with the tone becoming darker at the bottom of the image, suggesting calm water. |
| Note on foul biting: | There are minor single pits in the foreground, around the boats and in the sky. |
| Print note: | There is a patch of very dark ink at the lower left corner and light wipe marks evident in the foreground; slightly different new state. |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 3 x 10 mm; 106 mm from left; inscription in pencil, 1890s b'fly |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c.37950' (Colnaghi's) on verso, at lower right; '98' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Whistler's special mark [with arrow pointing to 'oo']', 'K.186 II' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1860208 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.