54Black Lion WharfMuseum Boijmans van Beuningen, RotterdamAccession no: BdeH. 23174 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Jan Veth collection, 1871. Bought from J. H. de Bois (b. 1878-fl. 1917), Haarlem, 22 Febuary 1938, ('z.o.z.Bijs.)' for 85 guilders; Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam |
| Paper size: | 192 x 264 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 159 x 223 mm |
| Note on size: | torn edge at left and bottom, possibly from a book |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | Fine laid paper, darkened within the mount, with a slight glow complementing the print. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light tone, slightly speckly effect throughout, particularly at the right side |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Warm black. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards : 'HOARES WHARF', 'DOWNES', 'OLD SHIPPING CLIPPERS / TO LET EVERY DAY / GLASGOW INVERNES[S] / GRANGEMOUTH PETERH[E]A[D]', 'St. ANDREWS', 'BLAC[K] LION W[HA]RF' (the first 'N' in 'INVERNESS' is reversed) |
| 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): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '71332' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'BLACK LION warf' [sic] on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0420223 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.