186Little Putney BridgeDetroit Institute of ArtsAccession no: 59.82 State: 4/5 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of John S. Newberry. |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Given by John S. Newberry to the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, 1959. |
| Paper size: | 179 x 307 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 132 x 207 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | crowned 'GR' countermark to FI PRO PATRIA (see Spin1998, nos 83-97) (digital photo) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Darker at edges and corners, wiped fairly clean in centre |
| Note on foul biting: | Acid mark on furthest away central bridge pier and vegetation behind |
| Print note: | Mottled effect, possibly from wiping, particularly in the foreground, also in the sky |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (faint) |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'A 96161' on verso, lower left corner |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'EX' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1790219 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.