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Justice Walk, Chelsea

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46899
State: 1/2

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 39030). Bought by the University of Glasgow at auction, Morrison McChlery & Co., Glasgow, 23 April 1970.  

 

Paper size:170 x 241 mm  
Plate mark size:165 x 241 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:fairly thin and brittle 'antique' laid paper, flecked with very small brown fibres. It has been inlaid.  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:The print tone is light, fairly even, although slightly darker on the left side.  
Note on foul biting:There is pitting throughout.  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'C.W. BRETT & GARDENER' on signboard  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:'(No 1)' or '(No 7)' possibly by Whistler on verso  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:4 x 12 mm, 56 mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'NN' on recto, at lower edge, within platemark, in pencil; 'HHB' monogram x 2 on verso, at lower left and upper right, within platemark, stamp in black ink (H.H. Benedict) : 'HHB on verso of tab, in pencil.  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 39030' on verso, at lower left corner; 'c 6531' (?) on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Justice Walk' on verso, at lower edge.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2750109  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.