226The Fish Shop, VeniceHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46879 State: 7/9 |  |
| 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: | 170 x 262 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 130 x 222 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 |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | uneven; strongest under the bridge, in the water; palest around the shop opening on the right. |
| Note on foul biting: | pitting throughout, giving texture particularly to buildings |
| Print note: | very slight reticulation of ink towards edges; inking marks under bridge. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (to left of arch); butterfly (in shutter on left) |
| 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: | verso, brown ink: 'JAMc[superscript]M', within rectangular box. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '6868' on recto, below platemark |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '18' in circle on recto; '8 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.' on recto; 'Sh / Sh / .' ; 'W.188' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2180702 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.