51BillingsgateMuseum Boijmans van Beuningen, RotterdamAccession no: BdeH. 447 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | 'Vlg R. W. P. de Vries, A'dam', December 1917 (no. 443a) '(zie Bijz.)' for 15 guilders; Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam. |
| Paper size: | 263 x 331 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 147 x 220 mm |
| Other size: | 150 x 222 mm |
| Note on size: | There appears to be a blank 2-3 mm bevel outside this. |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | heavy weight laid paper |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, particularly outside the edges of the platemark. |
| Note on foul biting: | dots near the masts. |
| Print note: | No rich areas in the inking. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| 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: | 'Billingsgate / Whistler' and '12' partially rubbed out in margin recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0470207 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.