52Longshore menLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 45 State: 1/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | E. R. and J. Pennell Collection; given to the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Additional acq. no: | A45-96.99; 8.96.810.99 |
| Paper size: | 156 x 229 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 150 x 224 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | tan |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the paper colour is ivory discoloured to tan |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale tone near plate edges and corners |
| Note on foul biting: | prominent grey patches from corrosion (?) at upper and lower left and at centre of the right edge; round spots (acid drops?) on hat of second man from left, on shading to lower right of central man's hand and at back of head of rightmost figure; prominent vertical scratch extends from above hat to nostril of man at back with pipe--it appears partly scraped out, with fine parallel scraper marks |
| Print note: | New state; before the plate was cleaned |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler - 1859 -' |
| 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): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'ERJP' in circle (E. R. & J.Pennell, Lugt suppl. 874a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '11' (on side) or possibly '\ \' and '12' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0450125 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.