76Old Hungerford BridgeFogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: R215NA State: 4/4 |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, John Witt Randall Fund |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA. |
| Paper size: | 177 x 235 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 136 x 211 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | Slightly brownish, with margin, 'modern' laid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown/black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | moderate overall warm brown tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The warm colour of the ink makes this the more appealing of the two Fogg impressions; boat quite darkly printed, bridge too |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly below platemark |
| 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: | the tiny, tidy pencil butterfly dates from the 1890s |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Hungerford Bridge', verso, and initials, possibly 'IAI'; 'Hx' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0760326 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.