352The Canal, OstendLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 353 State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1952 |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago. Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York. Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT. Purchased with the Pennell Fund for the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 66 x 177 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 66 x 177 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | selectively wiped, cleaner at centre; with distinct vertical, diagonal and curving horizontal wiping marks |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered fleck; with curving scratch acorss middleground at left (not visible on impression illustrated by Kennedy) |
| Print note: | drypoint=fine work on foliage along horizon |
| 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: | at 127 to 137 mm; h 3 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' stamp (Mansfield, Lugt 1342), 'HW' stamp ( H.G. Whittemore, Lugt 1384a) and circular stamp of Bryan Lathrop (Lugt 2972). |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | erased inscription, possible 'Canal Holland' at lower centre verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3530105 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.