446Balcony, AmsterdamHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 50565 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Printed at the request of Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
| Paper size: | 298 x 195 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 272 x 169 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Foolscap with seven points and three balls |
| Medium: | etching [and drypoint] |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | uneven tone, more pronounced on the right side and the foreground, also the figure in the doorway |
| Note on foul biting: | foul biting around edges; slight pitting throughout |
| Print note: | light stain over image gives a warmer effect than the paper and ink combination, itself |
| 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.' on verso in pencil. |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Balcony, Amsterdam'; 'K.405, III' recto, below platemark; '3' recto, below platemark: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4050303 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.