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185

Old Putney Bridge

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 54220
State: 7/7

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958.  

 

Paper size:205 x 296 mm  
Plate mark size:199 x 296 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'18th century' (note from HAG website)  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:brown/black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:The print tone is mainly along the top margin, in the water and on the boat.  
Note on foul biting:There is pitting in the bottom right quadrant.  
Print note:Kennedy's fourth state, but fine drypoint additions along band at left almost worn away, as are many other details.  

 

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:Tab 80 mm from margin, 6 x 15 mm; butterfly of 1886/1887  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1780405  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.