214San GiorgioHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46848 State: 2/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Colnaghi's, London (stock no. c 5243). H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 66609). Bought by the University of Glasgow at auction, Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, 15 May 1974 (lot 302), for £546. |
| Paper size: | 243 x 403 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 209 x 306 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | surface of paper quite fibrous, in places affecting the take up of ink |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and open bite |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very little, slight patches in the water and sky and on certain buildings |
| Note on foul biting: | slight pitting, particularly over boats; foul biting towards edges, particularly in foreground |
| Print note: | light open bite on sky and water, holding a light tone--this also appears on Kennedy's illustration of state I, therefore is in the plate (rather than inking) |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'A.66609'; '5464'; '31' verso; 'c. 5243' on recto, lower right |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Trial K201 II [superscript 'II']' recto, lower left; indistinct words, possibly 'S sales' on recto, upper right corner, margin; '22' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2010302 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.