240WheelwrightHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49882 State: C/9 |  |
| 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: | 138 x 188 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 126 x 176 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid (japanese?) |
| Note on the paper: | light/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 darker at the left and right sides and at the corners. |
| Note on foul biting: | Granular tone is used on the timber beams to the right of the composition. There are circular areas of pitting at the upper left and single pits in the foreground. There are fabric-like marks at the left and right edges and a possible acid splatter at the lower left corner. |
| Print note: |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp' (pencil; below platemark) |
| 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: | '2' on verso, at the lower right,; on mounting paper at lower right: '2'. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2330602 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.