168Under Old Battersea BridgeArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1933.774.47 State: C/3 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Walter S. Brewster |
| Image credit: | The Art Institute of Chicago. Photography © The Art Institute of Chicago. |
| Provenance: | Published in a cancelled set of etchings by the Fine Art Society, London, 1879. Set acquired by Walter M. Hill, Chicago; Walter S. Brewster (1872-1954), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1933. |
| Paper size: | 379 x 240 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 214 x 138 mm |
| Note on size: | Sight measurement of paper; the impression is bound |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Van Gelder in script |
| Medium: | Etching, drypoint and tonal medium |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Some plate tone; distinct use of tonal medium (sugar, salt or sand grain?) on arch of bridge |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Most fine drypoint shading above Albert Bridge in distance has worn away |
| 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: | 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: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1760409 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.