49The PoolKupferstich-Kabinett der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen DresdenAccession no: A 1898-404 State: 4/6 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London; sold to the Kupferstich-Kabinett Dresden, 1898, for £10. |
| Paper size: | 240 x 353 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 137 x 212 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | medium strong |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Slight tone along margins, else clean. |
| Note on foul biting: | Fine pitting at lower left on boat below figure, cloud of fine pitting above right oar in water, some pitting also in Pool. |
| Print note: | clean, fresh impression |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards, 'COOPER', 'Gr GEORGE'S Wf', 'NEW CRANE / TO LET'; on boat, 'JANE No. 6' |
| 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: | brown round stamp of the Kupferstichkabinett, Lugt 1616 on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '6997' on verso below platemark left, ticked off in red |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W41' recto lower left; lower centre, 'The Pool'; lower margin/right, 'Very early and fine proof'; verso lower margin centre, '11': '£50' ? recto lower right corne r; '10/-/.' verso below platemark left. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0430321 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.