54Black Lion WharfBaltimore Museum of ArtAccession no: 1996.48.9088 State: 2/4 |
| 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: | 233 x 312 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 148 x 225 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | greyish/buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | fibrous, with flecks of blue flecks, and brown too, probably from a book |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Light even tone overall. |
| Note on foul biting: | Some dots and flecks |
| Print note: | A very good impression. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards : 'HOARES WHARF', 'DOWNES', 'OLD SHIPPING CLIPPERS / TO LET EVERY DAY / GLASGOW INVERNES[S] / GRANGEMOUTH PETERH[E]A[D]', 'St. ANDREWS', 'BLAC[K] LION W[HA]RF' (the first 'N' in 'INVERNESS' is reversed) |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | 'Whistler' and butterfly under platemark |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'To George Lucas -' under platemark |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1878/1879 |
| Collector's mark: | 'M.I. LUCAS COLLECTION' stamp on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '7' encircled on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0420207 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.