219The Venetian MastHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 50685 State: Ca/12 |  |
| 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: | 344 x 167 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 340 x 166 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight, 'antique' laid paper. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'F[…] / 18[…] (possibly 'FELLOWS 1804') |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a medium, uneven print tone, that is more pronounced in the foreground, sky and buildings on the right. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is pitting throughout - a mixture of single pits and areas of finer dense pitting (see seated woman; boy and man in furs on right; buildings, and sky above buildings on right). There are fabric-like marks on the clothing of the central seated old woman sewing. |
| Print note: | There is an area of possible stopping out at the lower left (area of darker foul biting bounded by fluid line). |
| 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: | 4 x 13 mm; 42 mm from left; butterfly of 1889 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1950701 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.