51BillingsgateKupferstich-Kabinett der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen DresdenAccession no: A 1918-559 State: 9/9 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Dr Ottokar Mascha, Vienna; sold at auction, F. A. C. Prestel, Frankfurt, Main, 14-16 May 1918, for 176 DM; Kupferstich-Kabinett Dresden. |
| Paper size: | 170 x 248 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 148 x 223 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | tan |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | strong |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | even plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | Fine pitting above signature, wide range of pitting in sky, from large bubbles to fine dots; fine pitting in shadow on boat below right two figures. |
| Print note: | rich impression |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| 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: | no |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | verso lower left brown stamp 'OM' (superimposed), Lugt 1903; verso centre brown round stamp of the Kupferstichkabinett, Lugt 1616 |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '2138' on verso lower left |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | verso lower left corner: '43' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0470822 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.