385Quai de MontebelloHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49906 State: 3/3 |  |
| 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 Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
| Paper size: | 184 x 262 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 150 x 227 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | possibly old Dutch (see inscription); cut on top, bottom and left edges, slightly ruffled edge right |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Pro Patria |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | generally even plate tone, slightly darker along the edges |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered loose pitting across middle band of figures and objects in shops |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | shop sign: 'Eque DE COMPAS', lower left, mirrored script: 'Quai de Montebello' |
| 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: | Dutch inscription on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4170203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.