200Nocturne: PalacesHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46849 State: 10/12 |  |
| 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: | |
| Plate mark size: | 295 x 201 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | the paper colour is pinkish ivory |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | |
| Print tone: | considerable, selectively wiped; five concentric pands of picking related to printer's crease |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Conforms to Kennedy's state seven: upper part of house at left is printed less inkily than Kennedy's example, but the lines conform; note that many lines are quite worn--but are present--except for the horizontals and short diagonals to right and lower right of the gondola 9which appear to have worn away?) |
| 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: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2020703 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.