368The BusbyHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46653 State: 1/2 |  |
| 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: | 215 x 127 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 213 x 126 mm |
| Note on size: | . |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | inlaid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | expressive use of surface ink, wiped to create highlights around the figure, and darker in the foreground and at the edges |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | pronounced reticulation of ink throughout; in upper left corner slight drag marks, possibly from when paper lifted from plate; dramatic downward wipe marks in foreground and horizontal ones at sides |
| 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: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | unidentified tiny collector's mark, or 'o', on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4370102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.