488Sleeping Child, AjaccioHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 54924 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Plate bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; printed for her by Nathaniel Sparks (1880-1956), Bristol, 1931; this impression bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
| Paper size: | 203 x 261 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 189 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight, 'antique' laid, probably Foolscap although no watermark. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is medium, uneven print tone. It is darker towards the edges, particularly at the upper corners. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is an area of foul biting at the lower edge and a mark from the grip of a tool at the right side. There are individual pits around the doorway. Pitting has affected the etched lines at the seated woman's feet. |
| Print note: | There is a white mark at the lower edge from where a hair obstructed the ink during printing. There is minor reticulation of ink at the right and left sides and minor scratch marks from wiping around the edges. There is a slightly mottled effect from wiping particularly noticeable in the foreground. Ink has seeped through to the verso. |
| 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | 'Nathaniel Sparks. Imp.' at centre on verso in pencil. |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c 3891' on verso, at lower left corner; '2040 xv', '1775 / 1075' (?) at lower right (faint). |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'The Sleeping Child, Ajaccio' on recto, at lower edge; '21' verso; '27' at upper right corner; |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | E020111 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.