49The PoolWalker Art Gallery, LiverpoolAccession no: WAG 676 State: 6/6 |
| Collection credit: | Bequeathed by James Smith (of Blundellsands) |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | James Smith (1831-1923), Blundellsands; bequeathed to the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 1923. |
| Additional acq. no: | BW 647 |
| Paper size: | 163 x 239 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 139 x 216 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | Stuck down on a backing sheet. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Unable to examine properly. |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a little print tone; it is more pronounced in the sky at the upper left. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is pitting throughout and fine dense pitting in sky and water. There is a particularly dense area of pitting at the lower left corner, bounded by a line at the lower edge, probably acid proof varnish from the verso. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards, 'COOPER', 'ST [reversed 'S', superscript 'T'] GEORGE'S WF [superscript and underlined 'F']', 'NEW CRANE / TO LET'; on boat, 'JANE No. [superscript 'o'] 6' |
| 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: | Unable to examine verso as stuck down on secondary support. |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '2875A', 'IN 676' on recto, at lower edge. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0430415 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.