70RotherhitheBoston Public LibraryAccession no: W 1197 State: 6/6 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Knoedler & Co., New York. Purchased by Boston Public Library, MA. |
| Paper size: | 439 x 290 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 276 x 200 mm |
| Note on size: | broad margin |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Japanese? |
| Note on the paper: | 'modern' laid (post 1800)? Even texture, pronounced 'chain' lines |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | clean wiped, retroussage selectively in darkest areas |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | rich impression with some burr; snappy |
| 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: | 'BPL' scroll stamp (Merrill Bequest) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'MK 22686' on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'F.66' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0660346 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.