52Longshore menNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 3/4 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904); acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. |
| Paper size: | 258 x 267 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 222 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | grey |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | browned, fibrous |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone |
| Note on foul biting: | Small dots and flecks |
| Print note: | Rich impression |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler - 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly and 'Whistler' in pencil on recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Longshore Men' on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | 1875 butterfly |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '43' top left |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0450135 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.