80The CampHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49986 State: C/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Published in a set of 57 cancelled plates by the Fine Art Society, London, 1879. Alphonse Wyatt Thibaudeau (ca 1840 - d.1892); Thibaudeau sale, Sotheby's, London, 13 December 1889 (lot 787 or 789), sold to Robert Dunthorne, London, for £0.6.0; acquired by Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip in exchange transaction; bequeathed to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
| Paper size: | 320 x 253 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 287 x 156 mm |
| Note on size: | The binding presents problems in measuring the width of the paper. |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | There is no watermark. However, the front page of the volume, is watermarked: 'MICHALLET' |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | The print tone is uneven. There is little in the foreground but more in the sky and around the foliage. However, the plate was wiped cleanly in selective areas, for example, to suggest smoke from the standing man's pipe. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | There is evidence of burnishing out in the foreground. There are ink spots in the foreground and towards the upper edge, and particularly heavy burr around the foreground figures and signature. |
| 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: | A note on a loose sheet at the front of the volume reads: 'Impressions of 57 cancelled plates published by the Fine Art Society in 1879. A number of these plates were returned to me after the artist's death by Robert Dunthorne of Vigo Street, London in exchange for a number of lithographic proofs. / This volume was also purchased by me from him. / R. Birnie Philip'. Inscribed on the binding of the volume is 'WHISTLER'S ETCHINGS'. In front of volume, : 'R D Dunthorne', 'SN 434 |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0820204 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.