470Trixie (Mrs Beatrice Whistler)Hunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49930 State: 1/2 | ![]() |
| 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: | 89 x 53 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 86 x 53 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | inlaid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | |
| Print tone: | There is a light print tone that is slightly darker in the foreground. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | This is actually the first state of two; see HAG 49914 |
| 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: | On verso, at lower right corner, in pencil: butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '1st. [superscript 'st'] Proof' on verso, at lower right corner |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 4 x 10 mm, 34 mm from left; pencil |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Trixie / State I' on verso, at upper left, |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4410103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
