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Battersea Morn

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 47781
State: 1/5

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Royal Collection, Windsor. P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London; sold to the Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, 1967.  

 

Paper size:226 x 328 mm  
Plate mark size:149 x 224 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:'DE ERVEN D. BLAUW'  
Medium:drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:slight, particularly in the lower half  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:very little burr left  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
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:crown symbol, pencil (possibly denoting Royal collection, Lugt 2921h)  
Dealers' stock nos:'c.21350' on recto, below platemark; '291' (or possibly '231' or '221')  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Battersea: Dawn. (1877?).' recto, below platemark; '(From the Royal Library, Windsor Castle)'; 'I of 3'; 'K.155'; 'W.125'.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1550105  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.