183Fitzroy SquareBritish MuseumAccession no: 1905-07-12-59 State: 1/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the British Museum, London, 1904. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA52191 |
| Paper size: | 158 x 109 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 127 x 92 mm |
| Note on size: | beveled plate |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese laid |
| Note on the paper: | thin, semi-transparent |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | distinct plate tone, slightly darker in lower third |
| Note on foul biting: | single pits in lower 1/4, some pitting on upper central arch of building |
| 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): | 'F. Short af. et. imp.' on recto below platemark right in pencil |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'J. M. Whistler del.' recto below platemark left; stamp, '1905-7-12-59' on verso below platemark, centre (shining through to recto) |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | KAp30105 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.