219The Venetian MastHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46829 State: 12/12 |  |
| 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: | 369 x 163 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 340 x 162 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | inlaid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Strasbourg Lily / F1 (script) (see Chicago 1998, no. 284) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | uneven, more pronounced in the foreground, edges and on the right hand buildings |
| Note on foul biting: | pitting throughout; fine granular tone used effectively to give texture to buildings, people and street. |
| Print note: | slight reticulation of ink at left edge; drypoint lines retain velvety softness; broad mottled effect in sky from wiping, ink on scrim leaving residue on plate. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (faint) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly 'imp' (recto, below platemark, towards left; pencil) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | butterfly 'imp' on recto; 'Vigna/43. Rue St [superscript 't'] André des Arts - ' on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: | 26 mm margin at bottom of print with signature, rather than tab |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '14' recto, lower left |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1950602 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.