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Sketching

Detroit Institute of Arts
Accession no: 45.410

Collection credit:Bequest of Hal H. Smith.  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Bequeathed by Hal G. Smith to the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, 1945.  

 

Paper size:160 x 233 mm  
Plate mark size:120 x 166 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):wove  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:virtually none  
Note on foul biting:areas of fine pitting, particularly around reeds and right hand bank  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler.' ('t' not crossed)  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:'London, Published Decembe[r] 1st. 1861 by Day & Son, Lith. To the Queen'; 'J. Whistler // PL. 45  
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:'65 + 45'; 'alt [underlined] / 12 50 [directly underneath, superscript '50'] recto, lower right  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0860z02  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.