99Amsterdam, from the TolhuisArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1938.1851 State: 1/8 |  |
| Collection credit: | Clarence Buckingham Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Clarence L. Buckingham (1854-1913), Chicago; acquired by the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, Clarence Buckingham Collection, 1938. |
| Additional acq. no: | R 5750 |
| Paper size: | 207 x 275 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 133 x 210 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | Black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | four printing imperfections (or false biting?) in the left portion of the image: these do not appear in Kennedy's illustration of state I. |
| Print note: | Delicately inked (possibly under-inked). |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1863. / O Amsterdam - Tolhuis.-' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'à Amsterdam - Tolhuis' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | 'Whistler' in graphite in margin, lower right |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | ' "Amsterdam" ' at lower left on the recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'C.B.' stamp (C. L. Buckingham, Lugt 497) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W82', '1st state', and 'very rare' in different hands at lower left on the recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0910102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.