282The Steps, Gray's InnHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46908 State: 1 (posthumous)/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
| Paper size: | 131 x 235 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 66 x 177 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | brown ruled line in upper margin, 11-12 mm from edge (from ledger or notebook) |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam (see Chicago 1998, no. 15) - imprint comes through clearly on recto |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light and even |
| Note on foul biting: | pitting throughout; other areas of foul biting in upper left corner and lower edge, right of centre. |
| 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): | 'Nathaniel Sparks / imp' in pencil on verso. |
| Notes on inscriptions: | HAG Web page: (1) s. in plate with butterfly; u.c. (2) s.; v. "Nathaniel Sparks / imp" (3) Watermark; a coat of arms topped by an orb and cross |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'x' recto, lower left corner; 'The Steps, Gray's Inn' recto, below platemark |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2950103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.