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Eagle Wharf

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Accession no: RP-P-1951-348
State: 1/1

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Sold at auction, Paul Brandt sale, 1951; bought by the Rijksprentenkabinet, 1951.  

 

Paper size:196 x 268 mm  
Plate mark size:137 x 212 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:residual tone  
Note on foul biting:dots  
Print note:warm, slight glow of light from the paper.  

 

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: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:  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0410131  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.