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Riva, No. 2

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46614
State: 1/1

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Gift, 1935  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; given by her to the University of Glasgow, 1935.  

 

Paper size:289 x 361 mm  
Plate mark size:209 x 305 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:'IV' - IV countermark to Strasbourg Lily (see Chicago, 1998, no. 197)  
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 and over the foreground / middle distance figures and in the sky.  
Note on foul biting:pitting throughout; granular tone in building on left and under awning; pattern of fabric (scrim) in shadows by bridge and barge on right  
Print note:vertical wipe marks and polish lines in foreground; bevel marks around edges  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:butterfly 'imp.' 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:'Compare this state' on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2060106  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.