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The Pierrot

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46993
State: 6/8

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958.  

 

Paper size:234 x 161 mm  
Plate mark size:230 x 160 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:possible illegible watermark?  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:uneven tone, the print tone is more pronounced on the right side and corners, also in the shadows of the doorway  
Note on foul biting:scrim marks; foul biting at edges; extensive granular surface tone  
Print note:mottled effect from wiping; reticulation of ink in left foreground and upper edge; wipe marks at right edge  

 

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:butterfly on verso in pencil  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:'For Wunderlich' verso, pencil  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:40 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:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'3'; verso, 'Pierrot Amsterdam / K407 IV'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K4070409  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.