70RotherhitheBaltimore Museum of ArtAccession no: 1996.48.7637 State: 4/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Baltimore Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | George A. Lucas (1824-1909), Paris; acquired by the Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, 1996. |
| Paper size: | 385 x 265 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 275 x 201 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | very thin |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone |
| Note on foul biting: | strong foul biting particularly at the right and bottom plate edges, and all round except in the bottom half of the right side. |
| Print note: | A fine, richly inked impression. The scratch is visible in the sky. There is strong burr on the figures and pillar, and very fine drypoint between the masts in the centre on the river area. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1860.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | possibly 'W.' at bottom right |
| 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: | 'M.I. LUCAS COLLECTION' stamp on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Proof exposed by Whistler in Paris Salon -' ' W.' on recto under platemark; 'Exposed in Salon no 2756 -', ' Rotherhithe - or 60' at bottom left, '169' encircled on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0660001 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.