434Rue de la RochefoucaultHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46645 State: 4/4 |  |
| 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: | 135 x 220 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 131 x 220 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The paper is flecked with brown fibres. It has been inlaid onto a secondary support. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a light overall tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is pitting throughout. Foul biting in area of reworking, within shop with sign 'HUITRES DU JOUR'. There is also foul biting at the upper left corner. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (very faint, at lower right; second stronger butterfly at centre). |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'RUE DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULT' on board at top right; 'HUITRES DU JOUR' twice, either side of shop front to right of centre. |
| 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: | pencil butterfly on tab |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | no |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4190205 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.