188Old Battersea BridgeWhereabouts unknownAccession no: n/a State: 5/7 |
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| Provenance: | Exhibited at the Fine Art Society, London, October-November 1994 (exh. cat.); Dr George van Houten, Netherlands; sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2007. |
| Paper size: | 309 x 386 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 202 x 294 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique Dutch', not trimmed |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam with countermark 'RK' |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very little tone, clean wiped |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | 'Excellent impression' |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp' in margin below right |
| 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: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'B 2889' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project, owner's records |
| ID: | K1770413 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.