485Marchande de Vin, AjaccioHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46647 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Gift, 1935 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; given by her to the University of Glasgow, 1935. |
| Paper size: | 103 x 68 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 100 x 68 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight, 'antique' laid; it is inlaid. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | unidentified circular watermark surmounted by a crown (possibly VRYHEYT?) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | There are pen and black ink additions to the figure and the shading; the man's head at right has been scraped from the paper |
| Print tone: | There is light overall tone, slightly darker in the foreground. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is a mark from the grip of a tool at the lower left and minor pitting elsewhere. |
| Print note: | Note that there are pen and ink additions and that some of the lines at right have been removed from the paper (not the plate) |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 3 x 11 mm, 12 mm from left; pencil butterfly dating from 1901/1902. |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | E010201 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.