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467

Polichinelle, Jardin du Luxembourg

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46649
State: 1/1

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Gift, 1935  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; given by her to the University of Glasgow, 1935.  

 

Paper size:124 x 160 mm  
Plate mark size:121 x 160 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:brown  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):wove  
Note on the paper:The surface of the paper is slightly abraded as though it became too wet.  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:hunting horn in shield (D. C. BLAUW) (see Chicago, 1998, 50-53).  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:There is a light print tone that is slightly darker towards the edges.  
Note on foul biting:There is slight pitting around the figures.  
Print note:  

 

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:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:3 x 9 mm; 49 mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'RBP' in form of trefoil in circle (R. B. Philip, variation on Lugt 405) on verso.  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K4300103  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.