UNIVERSITY of GLASGOW

Home > The Catalogue > Impression

Return to previous page

283

The Long Seats, Gray's Inn

Syracuse University Art Galleries
Accession no: 1963.1011
State: 1/1

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Syracuse University Art Galleries  
Provenance: Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT. Cloud Wampler (1895-1973), Syracuse, NY; given to the Syracuse University Art Galleries in 1963.  

 

Paper size:80 x 177 mm  
Plate mark size:80 x 177 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:pale buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'antique'  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:partial letters  
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 few dots  
Print note:warm black  

 

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:butterfly of 1887/1890  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'HW' stamp (H.G. Whittemore, Lugt 1384a) verso  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'161'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K2990106  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.