78MillbankFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1894.38 State: 4/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Bought from Frederick Keppel & Co., New York, (receipt 31 May 1894), by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, June 1894; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 181 x 268 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 101 x 126 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Japan laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'Japan tissue', ganpi, uneven distribution, little debris, horizontal chain lines |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | just a few scattered flecks and file mark at lower right corner |
| Print note: | A good impression. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | see Inscription |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '[D]ELIGHT 1861' on barge; 'The Works of James Whistler - Etchings and Dry Points, are on View at E. Thomas' Publisher / 39. Old Bond Street' |
| 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: | not sure 'ELIGHT' (part name on stern of boat at left is really inscription) |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W.67' on recto by C.L. Freer. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0710302 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.