194The GardenScottish National Gallery , EdinburghAccession no: ENGLISH 909 State: 8/15 |  |
| Collection credit: | Scottish National Gallery |
| Image credit: | Scottish National Gallery |
| Provenance: | Purchased from the Estate of Sir Donald Pollok by the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1964. |
| Additional acq. no: | P.2654 |
| Paper size: | 328 x 261 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 298 x 235 mm |
| Note on size: | platemark hard to see |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | pale buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | fine light weight paper |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale even buff tone, wiped cleaner at the top and bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | a few spots, including a curious pair of spots at left above the water, and to right of the boy, all up the steps |
| Print note: | rather a good impression with soft, effective drypoint on the figures and trees in and around the door, and strong effect in the darkest areas. The boy's feet are not seen, one has been burnished out and one is in the water |
| 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: | no |
| 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: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2100604 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.