306The Fleet: MonitorsHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46961 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Gift, 1935 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Presented by Whistler to Queen Victoria, June 1887; Royal Collection, Windsor; sold by King Edward VII to Thos. Agnew & Sons, London, 1906; purchased from Obach and Co. by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 11 April 1906; sold to Rosalind Birnie Philip, London, 3 May 1906 (payment received 20 June 1906); given to the University of Glasgow, 1935. |
| Paper size: | 144 x 221 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 140 x 221 mm |
| Note on size: | secondary support 413 x 475 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium-weight, 'antique' laid paper, flecked with brown fibres. It is mounted on ivory, gilt-edged heavy weight card, impressed 'J WHATMAN 1885'. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | The print tone is light, although a little more pronounced in the foreground where there are slight wipe marks. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is minor pitting around the figures and boats. |
| Print note: | There is reticulation of ink in the lower left foreground. |
| 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: | 4 x 12 mm; 166 mm from left; pencil inscription |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'VR' crowned, oval stamp in gold on verso at lower left (Royal Library, Windsor, Lugt 2535). |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | On secondary support, recto, at lower left,: '7', 'K.318 only state' (different hands); on verso, at upper left,: '130'. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3180107 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.