300The Menpes ChildrenHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46911 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Mortimer Luddington Menpes (1860-1938), London. Sold at auction, Sotheby's, London, 21 December 1964, bought by the University of Glasgow. |
| Paper size: | 132 x 221 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 68 x 101 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a light-medium print tone, with wipe marks at the upper right. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is pitting throughout. |
| Print note: | There is reticulation of ink at the right side. |
| 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: | |
| 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: | 'K.298' and '51' on recto, at right, outside platemark; 'Collection: Mortimer Menpes' at lower left, outside platemark |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2610104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.