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The Rialto

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 49895
State: C/3

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:335 x 235 mm  
Plate mark size:295 x 199 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:medium weight  
Tab?:no  
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-light print tone which is more pronounced in the foreground wehre there are sweeping wipe marks. It is darker at the edges and upper corners also. The centre is more cleanly wiped.  
Note on foul biting:There are single pits throughout.  
Print note:The paper is badly creased from the printing process.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'VENDITA CARNA' on the signboard above the awning on right  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:butterfly 'imp' on recto, below platemark, in 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:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'21' on secondary backing sheet on recto at lower right.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2110302  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.