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Salute Dawn

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46878
State: 3/4

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Acquired by exchange by the University of Glasgow from P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London, December 1969.  

 

Paper size:136 x 202 mm  
Plate mark size:126 x 201 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:inlaid  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:uneven; strongest in the immediate the foreground and around the edges; paler in the centre  
Note on foul biting:very slight pitting  
Print note:slight reticulation of ink in foreground; slight wipe marks evident; mottled effect from wiping, ink on scrim leaving residue on plate.  

 

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:40 mm from left; tab 8 x 19 mm; butterfly of 1885/1886  

 

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:K2150302  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.