The Lime-Burner | ||
Number: | 55 | |
Date: | 1859 | |
Medium: | etching and drypoint | |
Size: | 255 x 179 mm | |
Signed: | 'Whistler.' lower right and 'Whistler.' lower left (1); lower left signature faded (2) | |
Inscribed: | '1859.' at lower right | |
Set/Publication: | 'Thames Set', 1871 | |
No. of States: | 2 | |
Known impressions: | 103 | |
Catalogues: | K.46; M.45; T.38; W.44 | |
Impressions taken from this plate (103) |
TECHNIQUE
A variety of etched lines, shading and cross-hatching is here combined with foul-biting and perhaps open bite and other experimental techniques to produce complex textural effects. A grainy texture - like cloth - is apparent, as are the more haphazard splotches of foul-biting.
PRINTING
Over a hundred impressions have been located. An immensely successful and popular etching, this was printed and sold in unusual quantities.
One impression was sold in the first state in 1861 (
), and another from the second state was sold by Ellis & Green in 1871 (
). Early impressions are usually printed in black ink, on a variety of western papers. They include wove papers: cream paper from a book, marked 'Fine proof - ' by Whistler (
); ivory (
) and buff wove paper (
). Several are on ivory laid papers (
), both heavy-weight (
) and medium-weight (
); and soiled sheets of 'antique' (pre-1800) laid (
,
). Several laid papers are watermarked i.e. 'HUDELIST' (
,
), 'HALLINES' (
,
) and 'HD' (
). Asian papers - a comparatively small proportion - include cream japanese (
); off-white (
) and cream 'laid' Japan (
).
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460118](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460224](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460120](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460111](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460122](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460118](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460126](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460115](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460219](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460107](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460128](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460124](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460102](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460105](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460106](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460127](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460z12](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460104](../../images/etchlink.gif)
As printed in the second state and for the published edition, a slightly different pattern emerges, with a high proportion of ivory 'modern' laid paper with the 'DE ERVEN DE BLAUW' (
,
,
,
,
), 'D & C BLAUW' (
) and the beehive DEDB watermark (
,
,
). Other watermarks on laid papers include 'Pro Patria' (
), Strasbourg Lily (
,
), Bouchet (
), a lion rampant on a shield (
), and a faint watermark of a helmet and shield (
). A sheet of 'antique' laid paper with blue edges was obviously taken from a ledger (
).
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460230](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460228](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460202](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460246](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460218](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460z13](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460224](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460204](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460239](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460220](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460206](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460203](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460212](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460214](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460234](../../images/etchlink.gif)
![Graphic with a link to impression #K0460236](../../images/etchlink.gif)