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Ponte del Piovan

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46868
State: 5/6

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:227 x 155 mm  
Plate mark size:227 x 154 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:rather heavy paper  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light plate tone along the top margin; strong tone in the water  
Note on foul biting:very fine granular tone top centre; very fine and light pitting on brickwork on bridge  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:street sign: 'PONTE DEL PIOVAN / DETTO DEL VOLTO'  
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:cleanly cut edge, no trace of removed tab  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2090503  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.