447Bridge, AmsterdamRijksmuseum, AmsterdamAccession no: RP-P-1967-1166 State: 5/5 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Printed by Nathaniel Sparks at the request of Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, after Whistler's death; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958; exchanged by the Hunterian Art Gallery with the Rijksprentenkabinet, 1967. |
| Paper size: | 191 x 275 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 163 x 240 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | slightly darkened |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Pro Patria |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone particularly at left |
| Note on foul biting: | at edges and left |
| Print note: | warm brown ink |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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 |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'R:MVS.' elliptical stamp (Rijks Prentenkabinet, Lugt 2228) on verso. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '1st proof of an issue of three prints taken from the original plates by my authority. Rosalind Birnie Philip.' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4090306 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.