237San BiagioHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49878 State: Cc/17 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Dr Frederick Mulder, London; sold to the University of Glasgow, February 1972. |
| Paper size: | 243 x 330 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 210 x 302 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid (faux Asian?) |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is more plate tone in the lower section where there are vertical wipe marks visible. In the rest of the composition tone is used more lightly but selectively. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is minor pitting. |
| Print note: | There is reticulation of ink in the foreground water and upper right corner. There is a possible acid splatter to the right of the window, at the upper right. |
| 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 'imp' (pencil; below platemark) |
| 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: | '3' on backing paper at bottom right |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1971001 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.