42Nursemaid and ChildHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46726 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bought by the University of Glasgow at auction, J. & R. Edmiston, Glasgow, 23 April 1958. |
| Paper size: | 164 x 210 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 98 x 132 mm |
| Note on size: | The paper is not cut squarely. |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid., cut at the upper and left edges, and torn at the right and lower edges. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is light overall tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is foul biting particularly around the edges and pitting particularly in the foreground. |
| Print note: | The paper is very clean, and the absence of handling marks and dealer/collector inscriptions (along with the artful printing) may indicate a later printing; warm black ink. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' |
| 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): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0370203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.