193The DoorwayHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46818 State: 16/20 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
| Paper size: | 299 x 203/200 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 292 x 203/200 mm |
| Note on size: | irregularly cut |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | inlaid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'FELLOWS / 1804' (see Chicago 1998, no. 119) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | plate tone except on the figure on the steps; varied use of tone in the water: ink wiped vertically in water zone, representing reflections and shadows |
| Note on foul biting: | granular tone used in arches; pitting near right edge (centre); light patches (from immediately cleaned drops of acid?) at right window near margin (the same as in K1880511) |
| Print note: | roulette wheel lines running in different directions in top half of water; the crease-like etched line cutting off bottom right corner is almost erased with new work over it; very fine cracks and grainy plate damage in lower left quadrant near bottom, resulting in light dots. White scratches in bottom left corner. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| 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: | 38 mm from left margin, 7 x 12 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1880604 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.