232Upright VeniceHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46851 State: 4/7 |  |
| 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: | 258 x 178 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 253 x 178 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the paper colour is almost buff |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | fleur de lys, from 'JH & ZOON' with fleur de lys (see Chicago, 1998, no. 321) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slight, uneven, more pronounced in the foreground, over the boats on the right and in the sky |
| Note on foul biting: | slight pitting particularly in foreground among boats and figures, and along horizon line and in sky |
| Print note: | patches where paper has not absorbed ink properly, see lower right corner and left hand boat on horizon in particular |
| 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: | 39 mm from left; tab 5 x 13 mm; butterfly of ca 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '52' within circle on verso; '5' (without the upper stroke, or possibly upside down 'G'; 'K205 II/4' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2050205 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.