Battersea Morn |  Hunterian Art Gallery (47781) | |
| Number: | 174 | |
| Date: | 1877 | |
| Medium: | drypoint | |
| Size: | 150 x 225 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at upper right | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 5 | |
| Known impressions: | 14 | |
| Catalogues: | K.155; M.152; W.125 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (14) | ||
TECHNIQUE
This is pure drypoint.
PRINTING
Early impressions were printed in black ink on laid paper watermarked with, for instance, 'B/TH' in a decorative circle (); a coat of arms (); 'DE ERVEN D. BLAUW' (); Arms of Amsterdam (, , , ). In some cases the ink looks greyish, possibly because the lines are so lightly drawn (i.e.). At times the ink appears dark brown, possibly because it is on a pale buff paper (i.e. ), producing a misty, atmospheric effect.
A few later impressions are in brown ink, one, for instance, on a very thin 'antique' (pre-1800) laid paper () and another on an ivory laid paper with 'DHK' countermark ().