226The Fish Shop, VeniceHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46880 State: 10/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Dr J. A McCallum (1862-1948); given to the University of Glasgow, 1939. |
| Paper size: | 211 x 294 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 129 x 222 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slight, particularly towards the edges and in the shadow of the doorway. |
| Note on foul biting: | pitting across image with specific areas of granular etched tone adding texture to stonework; foul biting towards corners; large circular spot along lower edge; circular mark to left of stairway. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (to left of arch); butterfly (faint, in shutter on left) |
| 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: | no |
| 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: | 'K.218 VIII Fish Shop, Venice' on recto; '102. [underlined]' on recto, above platemark, in brown ink. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2180503 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.