262Barges, DordrechtHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 40624 State: 1 (damaged)/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bought by the University of Glasgow from Campbell Fine Art in 1991. |
| Paper size: | 121 x 142 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 66 x 99 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | thick |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | medium tone over all, with exception of the lower quarter where ink was spilled, which is completely black (yet remains decorative, reminiscent of blocks of colour in Japanese print) |
| Note on foul biting: | slight pitting and also other fainter softer marks, possibly from scrim but lost definition |
| Print note: |
| 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: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '6' or possibly 'G' on recto, below platemark |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2440109 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.