47Old Westminster BridgeBritish MuseumAccession no: 1973-09-15-12 State: 2/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Acquired from Whistler by W. C. Alexander; passed by family descent to his daughter, Rachel Alexander; sold by her executors with 19 other etchings for a total of £3165.0.0 to the British Museum, London, 1973 (Report of Gere, Keeper of the Print Room, 17 17 August 1973, Trustees Reports). |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA49865 |
| Paper size: | 370 x 265 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 75 x 201 mm |
| Other size: | 101 x 109 insert l.r. mm |
| Note on size: | irregularly cut, with insert |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory on off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine appliqué on laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | the laid sheet has a partial watermark, a crown |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | no |
| Note on foul biting: | a tiny amount at the bottom edge and on the ships in the left foreground |
| Print note: | a good impression, giving a warm effect, with burr on the horses, sails, paddle steamer etc; the plate or paper has jumped a little and there are two images of the chimneys and boats. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler 1859' ('t' not crossed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | 'Whistler -' in pen on rectangular fragment inserted in margin at bottom right |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Early proof with burr- ' in pen as above |
| 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 and museum records |
| ID: | K0390105 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.