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75

Vauxhall Bridge

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1917.449
State: 2/2

Collection credit:Bequest of Bryan Lathrop  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1917.  
Additional acq. no:1712  

 

Paper size:86 x 129 mm  
Plate mark size:68 x 114 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:colour is between 'ivory' and 'buff'  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:Black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very light overall plate tone  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:Probably drypoint in the sky and at upper left but slipped impression so those lines are not clear; check under microscope? This is a slightly slipped impression, mostly affecting the lines on the upper third of plate.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler - / 1861 - '  
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:Circular stamp of Bryan Lathrop (Lugt 2972).  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'2/10/-' at lower right verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0700202  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.