223The PalacesHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46800 State: 5/6 |  |
| 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: | 258 x 361 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 256 x 361 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight; it is inlaid. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | |
| Print tone: | There is a selective use of print tone in the water, sky and buildings. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is foul biting at the edges and single pits throughout. There are areas of finer, denser pitting on the buildings towards the right (they appear as fairly controlled areas of granular tone bounded by straight line). |
| Print note: | There are a few minor ink splatters. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (upper left, faint) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | On verso, at lower right, in pencil: butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Proof before letters and completed state' on verso, at lower right |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp' |
| Note on the tab: | 4 x 11 mm; 74 mm from left; butterfly of 1888/1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K187, II' on verso, at centre. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1870208 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.