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Wych Street, London

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46785
State: 1/2

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Bought by the University of Glasgow from P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London, May 1967.  

 

Paper size:281 x 200 mm  
Plate mark size:212 x 136 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:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:brown/black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very slight, particularly towards the edges  
Note on foul biting:slight pitting; there is a possible fabric mark, at the lower right edge  
Print note:retroussage evident  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:  
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:'c.12925' on recto, below platemark, right; '9175', recto, upper right corner  
Misc inscriptions by others:'3' on recto, lower right corner; '6 -' on recto; '18' on verso; '5.5.0 / x.0.0'; 'Wych Street. K 159. I (1877)' by Harold Wright below platemark on recto.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1590104  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.