224Quiet CanalHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 48998 State: C/4 |  |
| 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: | 284 x 205 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 228 x 152 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: | The print tone is uneven; it is darkest in the foreground, with slight tone used further up the canal and the buildings wiped more cleanly. |
| Note on foul biting: | There are minor single pits around the figures and buildings. |
| Print note: | There are vertical and horizontal wipe marks in the foreground and horizontal wipe marks at the upper left. There is reticulation of the ink in the foreground. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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: | '4' and '2+' (within platemark) - on verso, possibly by Whistler |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '23' on secondary backing paper on recto at lower right. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2140602 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.