201The Bridge, Santa MartaHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49890 State: C/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Dr Frederick Mulder, London; sold to the University of Glasgow, February 1972. |
| Paper size: | 335 x 236 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 292 x 200 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | light-medium weight. It is a western paper, possibly faux-Asian. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | The print tone is uneven; it is darker in the foreground where vertical wipe marks are evident. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is pitting in the foreground and minor single pits throughout. There is a fabric-like imprint on the bridge span. |
| Print note: |
| 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' on recto, below platemark |
| 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: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '11' on secondary backing sheet at lower right |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2040903 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.