261The Little Wheelwright'sHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46892 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bought by the University of Glasgow at auction, Sotheby's, London, 21 December 1964. |
| Paper size: | 138 x 221 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 66 x 98 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: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light and fairly even, although subtly darker in the lower half |
| Note on foul biting: | extensive pitting / granular tone throughout (effectively gives texture and substance to row of houses) |
| Print note: |
| 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: | 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'R 10498' [?] recto, below platemark, erased |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Little wheelwright £2-2-0' recto, below platemark, erased |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2450105 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.