206Nocturne ShippingHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 53568 State: 2/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold to Harris G. Whittemore, Naugatuck, CT, through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, 1919. William Sloane-Kinney (1883 - 1952). Susan Shulman Printsellers, New York; bought by the Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, 2001. |
| Paper size: | 161 x 217 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 153 x 217 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | varied use of tone in the sky and water, in the sky partly wiped across, giving a cloud-like effect, with darkest tone at bottom right; a horizontal band at the horizon is without tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | This seems to be a pure drypoint print; see also Mansfield. |
| 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: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 47 mm from left, 8 x 21 mm; butterfly of 1885/1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' verso on tab, stamp in blue ink (H. Mansfield, Lugt 1342) 'HGW' stamp in pale blue ink on verso centre ( H. G. Whittemore, Lugt Supp. 1384a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '9267' and '53568' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2230203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.