79The Little PoolWalker Art Gallery, LiverpoolAccession no: WAG 1585 State: 9/9 |
| Collection credit: | Bequeathed by James Smith (of Blundellsands) |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | James Smith (1831-1923), Blundellsands; bequeathed to the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 1923. |
| Additional acq. no: | BW 650 |
| Paper size: | 127 x 151 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 102 x 126 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | heavy weight |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a very light, fairly even, print tone, with a slightly mottled effect. |
| Note on foul biting: | Although there has been no acid action, there is a fine pitted effect in the lower left foreground, left side and sky that looks like granular tone. |
| Print note: | There are rich velvety effects from the drypoint burr in the figures and to a lesser extent in the foreground boats. However, the lines of the background boats are broken and worn. |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '2875 M', 'INV IN1585' on recto, at lower edge. On mount: 'M.I. 2875'. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0740814 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.