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Balcony, Amsterdam

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 50565
State: 4/4

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Printed at the request of Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958.  

 

Paper size:298 x 195 mm  
Plate mark size:272 x 169 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:Foolscap with seven points and three balls  
Medium:etching [and drypoint]  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:uneven tone, more pronounced on the right side and the foreground, also the figure in the doorway  
Note on foul biting:foul biting around edges; slight pitting throughout  
Print note:light stain over image gives a warmer effect than the paper and ink combination, itself  

 

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.' on verso in pencil.  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Balcony, Amsterdam'; 'K.405, III' recto, below platemark; '3' recto, below platemark:  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K4050303  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.