60VenusHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46751 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bought from P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London, by the University of Glasgow, January 1972. |
| Paper size: | 195/200 x 293/297 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 153 x 228 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | Deckle edge on lower and left; upper and right edges mechanically cut (probably from cutting down of original sheet into 6); paper of medium quality, light weight, laid lines close together; fairly homogeneous fibre dispersion. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is residual tone in the bottom right corner and slight tone along the edges of the platemark. |
| Note on foul biting: | Occasional pitting in the foreground. |
| Print note: | Dotted horizontal ines in the top right corner. Very fine 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: | '75' on verso at right |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0590204 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.