202The BalconyHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46615 State: 17/19 |  |
| 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: | 323 x 219 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 295 x 199 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | ruled line on verso, right side, yellow brown - paper probably from a jotter or ledger |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Strasbourg Lily / LVG (see Chicago, 1998, no. 289) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | accidental-looking diagonal pencil score in doorway and steps, c. 20 mm. |
| Print tone: | print tone particularly in the lower section, in the water, also along the edges and in the the upper left corner, in the doorway and the figures in the gondola. |
| Note on foul biting: | Foul biting particularly at corners and edges; pitting particularly pronounced over building façade, some look like scrim marks, e.g. right side of near figures; little striations of pitting in water, lower left; etched granular tone around balcony windows. |
| Print note: | This may be the 11th state o, possibly, between 10 and 11? |
| 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 plmk, pencil |
| 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: | possible remains of pencil mark, verso, lower right corner. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2071205 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.