79The Little PoolBritish MuseumAccession no: 1872-07-13-406 State: 2/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | 'Title intended for the Thames set; scene on the Thames; second state' bought from 'Mr Thomas' - probably Edmund Thomas (1842-1883) - by the British Museum, London, 13 July 1872. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA50274 |
| Paper size: | 148 x 167 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 102 x 125 mm |
| Note on size: | . |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight, 'antique' laid paper, flecked with light brown fibres and its edges are cut. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | The print tone is used lightly and discreetly to help define the water, sky etc. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is foul biting at the lower corners. There is tightly regulated pitting around the figures, pier, barge and lettering to give shading and emphasis, possibly using imprint from scrim. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1861 -' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '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: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | On verso, brown ink circular stamp, within platemark: 'BRITISH MUSEUM / 1872 / 7 13 / 406' |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '33', '1+' on verso, within platemark. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0740102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.