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The Riva

Victoria and Albert Museum
Accession no: Circ.640-1968
State: 4/4

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Probably in Whistler's studio at his death in 1903 and bequeathed to Miss R. Birnie Philip; bequeathed to the University of Glasgow, 1958; bought through P. & D. Colnaghi, London, by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 27 August 1968.  
Additional acq. no:EE.1C  

 

Paper size:204 x 297/295 mm  
Plate mark size:199 x 295 mm  
Note on size:paper size includes tab  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:unidentifiable watermark  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:narrow strip of medium tone framing the impression; else residual tone, wiped diagonally  
Note on foul biting:very fine pitting scattered across figures and façades in the background  
Print note:some greasy spots upper left  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
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:49 mm from left, 5 x 14 mm  

 

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:K1920322  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.