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Quiet Canal

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 48998
State: C/4

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:284 x 205 mm  
Plate mark size:228 x 152 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
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:The print tone is uneven; it is darkest in the foreground, with slight tone used further up the canal and the buildings wiped more cleanly.  
Note on foul biting:There are minor single pits around the figures and buildings.  
Print note:There are vertical and horizontal wipe marks in the foreground and horizontal wipe marks at the upper left. There is reticulation of the ink in the foreground.  

 

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:'4' and '2+' (within platemark) - on verso, possibly by Whistler  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'23' on secondary backing paper on recto at lower right.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2140602  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.