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Fish Shop, Chelsea

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Accession no: RP-P-1940-233
State: 1/2

Collection credit:Aankoop uit het F.G. Waller Fonds.  
Image credit:  
Provenance:H.J. Holgen, Amsterdam; bought by the Rijksprentenkabinet, 1940.  

 

Paper size:143 x 217 mm  
Plate mark size:139 x 217 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:some fibres  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:crown / posthorn / 'OH'  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light warm slightly uneven tone overall, wiped with curving vertical marks at the bottom.  
Note on foul biting:a few flecks  
Print note:a light impression with effective wiping  

 

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:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:pencil butterfly of ca 1886  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:Shield stamp (F.G. Waller, Lugt 2760) ; 'RIJKS / MUSm' stamp (Rijks Prentenkabinet, Lugt 2166) on verso.  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2640108  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.