224Quiet CanalBoston Public LibraryAccession no: W.308 State: 4/4 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Sold at auction, American Art Association, New York, 12 March 1918 (lot 170) ('DUJ'); 'July 1919 FBE'; acquired by Boston Public Library, MA. |
| Paper size: | 235 x 152 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 227 x 152 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | quite thin 'modern' laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none visible |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | moderate overall tone, slightly darker at bottom, vertical wiping marks at bottom, horizontal ones on walkway at lower right |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | warm black |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Quiet Canal'' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2140515 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.