85Landscape with FishermanHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 50309 State: C/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Gift, 1935 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Published in a cancelled set of etchings by the Fine Art Society, London, 1879. Acquired by Whistler's executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, trimmed and stuck on the envelope containing the copperplate; given by her to the University of Glasgow, 1935. |
| Paper size: | 148 x 216 mm |
| Plate mark size: | (152 x 228) mm |
| Note on size: | The paper is trimmed so that it is smaller than the platemark size. |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | laid down on the envelope containing the copper plate so impossible to examine paper fully. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is plate tone at the upper left and lower corners. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is minor pitting. |
| Print note: | There are signs of an acid spill on the left side, roulette marks at the upper left and burnishing out in the upper left quarter. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler / 1861.' ('l' crossed, 't' uncrossed) |
| 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: | 'D' on recto at lower right. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0830208 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.