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The Little Putney

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46794
State: 3/3

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Bought by the University of Glasgow at auction, Sotheby's, London, 25 November 1963 (lot 15) for £14.0.0.  

 

Paper size:158 x 243 mm  
Plate mark size:124 x 201 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:crown over 'GR' and stylised laurel branches (= countermark to Pro Patria watermark)  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:medium-dark plate tone  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:Very rich print, partly heavily inked causing retroussage-like effects  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:'The Little Putney'  
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:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:in platemark at bottom right 'The Little Putney' .  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1800304  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.