219The Venetian MastHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 50686 State: Cb/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: | 343 x 163 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 340 x 161 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight and is inlaid. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'FELLOWS', 'RS' countermark |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | The print tone is light and uneven. It is slightly more pronounced in the upper and lower corners. It is wiped fairly cleanly in the centre. |
| Note on foul biting: | There are dense areas of fine pitting around the seated women, where there is also fabric imprint, and around the boy at foot of mast and buildings on the right. There is foul biting along the left edge, particularly the upper section. |
| Print note: | There is a fingerprint at the lower right corner. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly; cancelled with 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: | 3 x 12 mm; 41 mm from left; butterfly of 1889 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1950702 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.