446Balcony, AmsterdamRijksmuseum, AmsterdamAccession no: RP-P-1967-1165 State: 4/4 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Printed by Nathaniel Sparks at the request of Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip after Whistler's death; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958; exchanged by the Hunterian Art Gallery with the Rijksprentenkabinet, 1967. |
| Paper size: | 304 x 200 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 271 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: | Pro Patria? |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light overall |
| Note on foul biting: | at edges |
| Print note: | good clear impression, quite richly inked; bevel noticeable, etched area extends over the bevel at the bottom |
| 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 |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'R:MVS.' elliptical stamp (Rijks Prentenkabinet, Lugt 2228) on verso. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4050311 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.