260Little DordrechtHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46891 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bought by the University of Glasgow at auction, J. & R. Edmiston Ltd., Glasgow, 23 April 1958. |
| Paper size: | 139/144 x 244 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 96 x 130 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | hunting horn in crowned shield (a variant not catalogued in Chicago 1998) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light even plate tone, slightly darker along the platemark edges |
| Note on foul biting: | oblong pits in sky; complex use of granular tone mixed with pitting (only some areas at bottom and on pier left out); acid must have been splashed onto the plate, see 'pit-splash' at bottom left |
| Print note: | many details heavily inked, blurring details; filing marks on the plate edges visible in print; some scratches on the plate, e.g. top left |
| 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '2982' on verso bottom centre |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2430105 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.