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51

Billingsgate

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Accession no: RP-P-1954-74
State: 9/9

Collection credit:Aankoop uit het F.G. Waller Fonds.  
Image credit:Photo © Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam  
Provenance:Dr H.C. Valkema Blouw; Blouw sale, Frederik Muller, Amsterdam, 2-4 March 1954; bought by the Rijksprentenkabinet, Amsterdam.  

 

Paper size:175 x 245 mm  
Plate mark size:148 x 223 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):wove  
Note on the paper:heavy weight  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:pencil on figures at left; wash overall, on ships etc  
Print tone:light grey overall tone  
Note on foul biting:scattered spots and dots  
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:  
Collector's mark:Shield stamp (F.G. Waller, Lugt 2760) ; 'R:MVS.' elliptical stamp (Rijks Prentenkabinet, Lugt 2228) both on verso.  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:'15/-' '18 x 14' '5' on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0470812  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.