385Quai de MontebelloNational Gallery of AustraliaAccession no: 78.419 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Charles C. Cunningham (1910-1979), Chicago. Acquired through Robert M. Light, Santa Barbara, CA, by the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 1978. |
| Additional acq. no: | 111737 |
| Paper size: | 158 x 229 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 149 x 229 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | light weight, 'antique' laid paper trimmed to the platemark at the upper, left and right edges, leaving a small border along the lower edge. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'QHR' (oe 'DHK'?) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
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| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | shop sign: 'Eque DE COMPAS', lower left, mirrored script: 'Quai de Montebello' |
| 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: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'CCC' trefoil stamp (C.C. Cunningham) on verso, at centre right, in brown ink. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'C 35463' at lower left |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K.417 ii Quai de Montebello' on verso; '1978.419'; '179' (encircled) on verso, at lower right |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K4170z01 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.