51BillingsgateWhitworth Art Gallery, ManchesterAccession no: P.5825 State: 9/9 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Purchased by the Whitworth Art Gallery from Miss C. M. Legge, Friends of the Whitworth. |
| Paper size: | 257 x 365 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 226 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | discoloured, buffed, heavy weight |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | very dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light residual tone |
| Note on foul biting: | a lot of flecks, acid spots, dashes |
| Print note: | There seems to be quite a wide 2mm bevel clean outside the image - quite a good impression. |
| 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: | 'A110' on verso in red |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0470z30 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.