159Irving as Philip of Spain, No. 2Hunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49959 State: C/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Published in a cancelled set of etchings by the Fine Art Society, London, 1879. Dr Frederick Mulder, London; sold to the University of Glasgow, February 1972. |
| Paper size: | 375 x 247 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 225 x 154 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no, but very similar to Van Gelder paper, with similar distance between laid lines, 28-30 mm |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Light tone, particularly towards the lower edges |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Cancelled state; print flecked with ink; virtually no burr left; white curl from paper fibre where ink not printed. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Irving as Philip of Spain No2. K171' recto, below platemark; 'W139', lower right corner. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1710504 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.