Her Majesty's Fleet: Evening |  Hunterian Art Gallery (46957) | |
| Number: | 310 | |
| Date: | 1887 | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint | |
| Size: | 144 x 223 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at lower right | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 1 | |
| Known impressions: | 7 | |
| Catalogues: | K.326; M.320; W.243 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (7) | ||
TECHNIQUE
Her Majesty's Fleet: Evening was executed in etching and touched up in drypoint.
PRINTING
There is a detailed but not entirely clear record of printing of the 'Naval Review Set'. Five impressions of Her Majesty’s Fleet: Evening were printed by 19 August and seven on 23 August 1887, a total of twelve; in addition eight are listed on 1 September, but this may be a record of impressions still in stock. 10 By 1889 he only had one in stock. 11
Whistler may have numbered some impressions; one, for instance, bears a '(No. 4)' that may have been by Whistler (
) - which could be a record of printing or sale.
Whistler may have numbered some impressions; one, for instance, bears a '(No. 4)' that may have been by Whistler (
) - which could be a record of printing or sale.Impressions were printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, including ivory (, ); cream (); 'antique' (pre-1800) with 'IV' countermark () and with 'SH' watermark (). One is in black ink on ivory laid paper with a Strasbourg Lily watermark (). All are trimmed to the platemark and signed on the tab with a butterfly and 'imp.' to show that Whistler printed them.
, ); cream (); 'antique' (pre-1800) with 'IV' countermark () and with 'SH' watermark (). One is in black ink on ivory laid paper with a Strasbourg Lily watermark (). All are trimmed to the platemark and signed on the tab with a butterfly and 'imp.' to show that Whistler printed them.