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185

Old Putney Bridge

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1954.46
State: 7/7

Collection credit:Gift of Stanley Field  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 38272). Given by Stanley Field to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1954.  
Additional acq. no:RX 1117  

 

Paper size:208 x 301 mm  
Plate mark size:201 x 300 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:'D & C BLAUW'  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:Dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:printed with some plate tone  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

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:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 38272' at lower left verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:title, Wedmore and Kennedy numbers at lower centre verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1780402  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.