447Bridge, AmsterdamHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46998 State: 5/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Printed by Nathaniel Sparks for Whistler's executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
| Paper size: | 188 x 270 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 163 x 240 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: | varied use of tone: light above the bridge, lighter still top right (house wall), darker in the water with light patches above shadows, very dark tone on the bridge providing strong contrast. |
| Note on foul biting: | fine scattered pitting across etched parts but not in sky; minor foul biting along plate edges. |
| Print note: | This Sparks impression is very crisply printed compared to the Whistler 3rd state impression illustrated by Kennedy; all fine lines print clearly, and there is lots of contrast; Whistler's impression is more 'atmospheric'. |
| 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | 'Nathaniel Sparks / Imp.' in pencil on verso. |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '3rd proof of an issue of three prints taken from the original plate by my authority. / Rosalind Birnie Philip.' by Rosalind Birnie Philip below platemark |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4090302 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.