209Lagoon - NoonHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49880 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: | 137 x 212 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 127 x 203 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight, 'antique' laid paper. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | 'I' (possibly part of 'IV' countermark) |
| 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 print tone. It is darkest at the upper right corner. It is also pronounced in the foreground where there are wipe marks in a variety of directions. The plate was wiped more cleanly in the centre. |
| Note on foul biting: | There are individual single pits around the boats. |
| Print note: | The etched lines appear to be breaking down at the left edge and lower right corner. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | Butterfly (very faint) |
| 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: | |
| 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: | '25' on backing paper at bottom right; '26' (upside down, lower left verso) |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2160402 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.