77Westminster Bridge in ProgressColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 2013.495 State: 1/1 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Possibly Henry Studdy Theobald (1847-1934), London. Fisher Howe, Boston and New York. Samuel Josefowitz; Fine Art Society, London; bought by Peter Lunder, 8 July 2004; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007. |
| Additional acq. no: | 041.2004 |
| Paper size: | 303 ca x 410 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 352 mm |
| Note on size: | height of paper approximately because folded over at hinge |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | 'PRO PATRIA' |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | nearly clean wiped |
| Note on foul biting: | at the bottom edge |
| Print note: | Very good impression with fine detail |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler / 1861' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | 'Whistler -' and butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Westminster Bridge (building)' |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'FH' stamp (Howe, L.1011);' SJ' stamp in black (Josefowitz) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0720102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
