56Stevens' Boat YardScottish National Gallery , EdinburghAccession no: ENGLISH 874 State: C/1 |
| Collection credit: | Scottish National Gallery |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Published in a cancelled set of etchings by the Fine Art Society, London, 1879. Presented by James Holloway to the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1980. |
| Additional acq. no: | P.2796 |
| Paper size: | 247 x 380 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 153 x 228 mm |
| Note on size: | Rough edge at left |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | heavy weight 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | Black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Light overall tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'W. STEVENS. BOAT & BARGE BUIL[der]', on signboard at top left |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K48', 'W38' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0480208 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.