55The Lime-BurnerLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 46.2 State: 2/2 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | E. R. and J. Pennell Collection; given to the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 332 x213 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 250 x 175 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Bouchet |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | traces of red chalk on man's face, waistcoat and trousers (faded?) |
| Print tone: | considerable, with distant sky and water, limeburner and wall behind him wiped cleaner. |
| Note on foul biting: | as usual, reduced at bottom |
| Print note: | The red chalk is very faint but appears intentional; there is also a red chalk smudge in lower margin on the verso; by JMW? |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler -' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '1859 -' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Signed 'J Pennell' on verso; 'ERJP' in circle (E. R. & J.Pennell, Lugt suppl. 874a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0460212 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.