194The GardenHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49898 State: C/15 |  |
| 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: | 307 x 238 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 304 x 238 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | light-medium weight, 'antique' laid paper. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is an uneven medium-dark print tone. It is darkest in the foreground water; medium in tone at the upper corners and within the garden; and light around the doorway. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is a thumb print at the lower left and pitting throughout the image, with particularly dense area of pitting (granular surface tone) on the steps opposite the boy. |
| Print note: | There is reticulation of ink in the foreground. The paper is creased from the printing process. |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 4 x 16 mm, 57 mm from left; inscription in pencil |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '20' on recto of secondary support, at lower right; '20' on verso, at upper left. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2100902 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.