282The Steps, Gray's InnHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 54906 State: 1 (posthumous)/1 |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958 |
| Image credit: | © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Printed by Nathaniel Sparks for Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
| Paper size: | 120 x 229 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 66 x 178 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, formerly ledger paper with a brown printed ruled line across the width of the paper, above the platemark; the print is not quite parallel with it. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam (partial) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Very light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | A little 'scuff' effect below the children. Minor foul biting in upper left corner and individual pits throughout. |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | 'Nathaniel Sparks - / Imp -' at centre on verso in pencil. |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2950108 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.