50Eagle WharfNational Gallery of AustraliaAccession no: 78.458 State: 1/1 |
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| Provenance: | Edward G. Kennedy. Charles C. Cunningham (1910-1979), Chicago. Acquired through Robert M. Light, Santa Barbara, CA, by the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 1978. |
| Additional acq. no: | 111815 |
| Paper size: | 160 x 238 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 136 x 214 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | Medium weight, 'antique' laid paper; 2.45 cm between chain lines; 9 laid lines per cm. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Beehive with initials 'DEDB' (from paper maker De Erven D. Blauw, c. 1822) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
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| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | |
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| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards: 'TYZAC, WHITELEY & Co.', 'W. BROWN / SAIL Maker / SHIPOWNER', 'EAGLE / WHARF' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
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| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
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| Collector's mark: | 'CCC' trefoil stamp on verso in brown ink (C.C. Cunningham); 'EGK' at lower right centre and lower centre (twice, E.G. Kennedy, Lugt 857). |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '40' and 'KT' and '100' on recto; 'EKT#100' on verso, at lower left. |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K0410142 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.