65Ratcliffe HighwayBritish MuseumAccession no: 1872-07-13-410 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | 'Sketch of figures by the River' bought from 'Mr Thomas' - probably Edmund Thomas (1842-1883) - by the British Museum, London, 13 July 1872. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA50244 |
| Paper size: | 187 x 257 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 150 x 223 mm |
| Note on size: | . |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight - almost laid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, more top left corner and smudge at bottom right and a finger print at the corner of the plate! |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | good impression with very strong burr - note heads upside down |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| 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: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0800104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.