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Eagle Wharf

Baltimore Museum of Art
Accession no: 1996.48.9075
State: 1/1

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © The Baltimore Museum of Art  
Provenance:George A. Lucas (1824-1909), Paris; acquired by the Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, 1996.  

 

Paper size:234 x 301 mm  
Plate mark size:136 x 214 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:pale tan  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'antique' (pre 1800) laid paper  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very light overall tone  
Note on foul biting:foul biting at the edges and corners, and texturing at the bottom of the plate  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler. 1859.'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:on signboards: 'TYZAC, WHITELEY & Co.', 'W. BROWN / SAIL Maker / SHIPOWNER', 'EAGLE / WHARF'  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:'Whistler' in pencil on right below platemark  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:'To George Lucas -' on left below platemark  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'M.I. LUCAS COLLECTION' stamp on verso  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'WHITELY + co' on recto  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K0410108  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.