223The PalacesHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49963 State: C/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: | 296 x 473 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 252 x 359 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | inlaid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | yes, particularly in the water and around the edges |
| Note on foul biting: | light fine pitting particularly around buildings, little in sky and water; very slight cracking in centre; granular etched tone giving emphasis to roofs. |
| Print note: | from cancelled plate; some ink splatters on image in sky and water; diagonal wiping marks at left and right edges and lower corners. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | cancelled with butterfly with long forked tail, covering entire width |
| 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: | verso, lower left corner, reddish brown ink: rectangular stamp, difficult to work out what inside the box, possibly lettering |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K.187 Palaces, Venice / (from cancelled plate)' recto, below platemark |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1870401 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
