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171

Free Trade Wharf

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographie
Accession no: Rés EC 123 Folio 2
State: 4/8

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France  
Provenance:  
Additional acq. no:A.8804  

 

Paper size:176/179 x 267/262 mm  
Plate mark size:99 x 186 mm  
Note on size:irregular size; top and right cut, left and bottom torn  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:has a 'wove' appearance, very fine texture  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching (and drypoint?)  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:even solid grey tone  
Note on foul biting:fine pitting and granular tone in water and sky  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'[…]CKS', back to front, on roof of wharf building  
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:recto red circular stamp 'BIBL. NAT EST' (Lugt 249) / black stamp lower right corner 'A.8804'  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:'13182' / oui/ 200' on recto lower left corner  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1630511  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.