70RotherhitheVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: 24767.5 State: 6/6 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | No. 5 'Wapping' in 'A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames' bought from Ellis & Green, London, by South Kensington Museum, 26 May 1871 for £12.12.0 for the set. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.1B |
| Paper size: | 296 x 220 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 278 x 201 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | some light tone in the corners, most pronounced in upper left |
| Note on foul biting: | pitting on parapet and left man's shirt; larger pits in right half of sky |
| Print note: | soft drypoint on the boat between the men, richer burr on the hat, but not really strong burr |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1860.' |
| 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: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | V&A circular blind stamp |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0660339 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.