223The PalacesHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46606 State: 6/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Gift, 1935 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; given by her to the University of Glasgow, 1935. |
| Paper size: | 257 x 361 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 253 x 360 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | inlaid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | yes, uneven, darker towards the edges |
| Note on foul biting: | pitting across the image, very fine pitting around the buildings, coarser elsewhere; granular etched tone, giving emphasis and shading to the roofs, sky and water; there is some fine cracking, (like dried mud!) which adds a subtle texture to an area in the centre. |
| Print note: | wiping marks evident on left and right sides |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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: | 269 mm from left; tab 3 x 10 mm; pencil butterfly from 1889/1890s. |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'RBP' in form of trefoil in circle (Rosalind Birnie Philip, variation on Lugt 405) on verso. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | circular mark (irregular, not quite circle) at lower right on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1870304 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.