51BillingsgateHamburger KunsthalleAccession no: 30449 State: 3/9 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: |
| Paper size: | 175 x 247 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 222 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| 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: | Virtually none, very slight tone in lower left corner. |
| Note on foul biting: | bubbles in a horizontal band above the bridge; fine pitting across signature |
| Print note: |
| 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: | The Wedmore no is correct but not the title |
| Collector's mark: | verso centre: brown seal of Hamburg with text 'KUNSTHALLE ZU HAMBURG' (Lugt 1233) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '8539 / oh' on verso lower left |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Fishing Boats W.45' and '30449' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0470302 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.