467Polichinelle, Jardin du LuxembourgHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46649 State: 1/1 |
Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Gift, 1935 |
Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; given by her to the University of Glasgow, 1935. |
Paper size: | 124 x 160 mm |
Plate mark size: | 121 x 160 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
Colour of the paper: | brown |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
Note on the paper: | The surface of the paper is slightly abraded as though it became too wet. |
Tab?: | yes |
Watermarks: | hunting horn in shield (D. C. BLAUW) (see Chicago, 1998, 50-53). |
Medium: | etching and drypoint |
Ink colour: | dark brown |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | There is a light print tone that is slightly darker towards the edges. |
Note on foul biting: | There is slight pitting around the figures. |
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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
Note on the tab: | 3 x 9 mm; 49 mm from left |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | |
Collector's mark: | 'RBP' in form of trefoil in circle (R. B. Philip, variation on Lugt 405) on verso. |
Dealers' stock nos: | no |
Misc inscriptions by others: |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K4300103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.