78MillbankRijksmuseum, AmsterdamAccession no: RP-P-1951-347 State: 4/5 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Given by Whistler to Sir Charles Lock Eastlake P.R.A. (1793-1865). Sold at auction, Paul Brandt sale, Amsterdam, 1951; bought by the Rijksprentenkabinet, 1951. |
| Paper size: | 155 x 126 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 101 x 124 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | tissue |
| Note on the paper: | very thin with flecks of fibre, wrinkled |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | a few tiny dots |
| Print note: | good impression, lustrous paper; the earlier outline of the top-hatted man is clear |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | see Inscription |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '[D]ELIGHT 1861' on barge; 'The Works of James Whistler - Etchings and Dry Points, are / on View at E. Thomas' Publisher / 39. Old Bond Street' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Sir Charles Eastlake P.R.A. with the Compliments of J. Whistle[r]' |
| 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: | '67' [Wedmore no.] on verso and some illegible writing |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0710313 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.