223The PalacesVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: Circ.638-1968 State: 2/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo ©Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Provenance: | In Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to Miss R. Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958; sold to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 27 August 1968, £120.0.0. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.1C |
| Paper size: | 288/292 x 401/403 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 252 x 360 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | pale buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian |
| Note on the paper: | Shiny Japanese surface, paper strong as a card |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light, somewhat uneven plate tone, wiped in different directions |
| Note on foul biting: | Granular tone on right two buildings and across lower part of the left ones |
| Print note: | Craquelure from varnish renders wall structure left of line of pointed windows |
| 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1870308 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.