313Windsor (Memorial)Hunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46951 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Thomas Glen Arthur (1857-1907); ( sales 1893 and 1914; collection acquired by Colnaghi & Obach, London. H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 36707)). Vanderbilt collection ; bought by the University of Glasgow from Sotheby's, New York, 15 May 1974 (lot 269), for £189. |
| Paper size: | 134 x 97 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 131 x 97 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | very thin; inlaid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | uneven, more pronounced in the foreground |
| Note on foul biting: | slight pitting |
| Print note: | slight reticulation of ink in 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: | 13 mm from left; tab 3 x 10 mm; pencil butterfly on tab |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'EGK' in black ink within box (see Lugt 857, E. G. Kennedy) on verso; 'Arthur Coll.' in pencil on verso (see Lugt 129, Thomas Glen Arthur). |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 36707'; 'A 66606' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'No. 4'; '(2) 40' [? - possibly '90'] |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3290403 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.