229The RivaHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46610 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Gift, 1935 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; given by her to the University of Glasgow, 1935. |
| Paper size: | 204 x 297 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 199 x 296 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | possibly removed from book, no evidence except watermark, very beautiful paper, trimmed. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Strasbourg Lily F1 script (see Chicago 1998, no. 284) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | minimal pitting in water around gondola and the boat at the pier, else exceptionally clean |
| Print note: | the drying fisher's net is printed more lightly, indicating its semi-transparency. In a short vertical strip (10 x 3 mm) on left sail of ship in background, the plate has not been bitten as deep as in surrounding areas (almost a milk-glass-effect). |
| 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: | butterfly on verso in pencil |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Chosen proof' on verso at bottom right : |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 5 x 11 mm, 47 mm from left; butterfly of 1888/1889 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'RBP' in form of trefoil in circle (Rosalind Birnie Philip, variation on Lugt 405) on verso. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1920324 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.