95Battersea Dawn (Cadogan Pier)Birmingham Museum and Art GalleryAccession no: 563'04 State: 2/2 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | One of 15 etchings purchased and presented by the Trustees of the Public Picture Gallery Fund, Birmingham, June 1904. |
| Paper size: | 169 x 179 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 112 x 149 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | light/medium weight, sized, very fine even fibres - japanese according to museum records |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark grey |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a medium plate tone that is slightly more pronounced in sky where it creates sense of drama. |
| Note on foul biting: | Although this is not an etching, there is a pitting effect at the lower left. |
| Print note: | There are some stray fibres that have affected the printing. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler - ' ['t' not crossed] |
| 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W79 /K75' on recto, at lower left; '9' on verso, at lower right. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0750151 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.