351Fishing Quay, OstendHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46976 State: 1/1 |  |
| 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: | 126 x 176 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 126 x 176 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'PRO PATRIA AS' (upper fragment) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | even, medium plate tone, darker along the margins, vertical wiping traces at bottom left, horizontal wiping at bottom centre |
| Note on foul biting: | some fine pitting mainly around figures in foreground on right and on right building |
| Print note: | ink reticulation near bottom edge, particularly strong on 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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 38 mm from left margin, 3 x 9 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Ostend' verso lower left |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3520104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.