185Old Putney BridgeHunterian Art GalleryAccession 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.