50Eagle WharfKupferstichkabinett BerlinAccession no: 210-1903 State: 1/1 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Kupferstichkabinett Berlin |
| Provenance: | Obach & Co., London; sold to the Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin, 1903, together with an impression of 'Millbank', £11 for the two. |
| Paper size: | 268 x 368 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 138 x 213 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | unidentified watermark |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | even residual tone |
| Note on foul biting: | fine and loose scattered pitting across plate |
| Print note: | the face is not as muddily printed as often the case; greasy grey spots oat right between barge and boat |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards: 'TYZAC, WHITELEY & Co.', 'W. BROWN / SAIL Maker / SHIPOWNER', 'EAGLE / WHARF' |
| 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): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | recto lower left 'W39.' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0410127 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
