181ChelseaWalker Art Gallery, LiverpoolAccession no: WAG 1581 State: 5/5 |
| Collection credit: | Bequeathed by James Smith (of Blundellsands) |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Published by the Print Sellers' Association. James Smith (1831-1923), Blundellsands; bequeathed to the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 1923. |
| Additional acq. no: | BW 639 |
| Paper size: | 168 x 248 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 135 x 209 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The paper has orange pencil ruled lines above and below the platemark; it is stuck down on a secondary sheet. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Unable to examine properly. |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | Black ink and whitener over torn and repaired areas - not the work of Whistler |
| Print tone: | There is a light, even print tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is pitting, particularly in the sky and middle ground. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| 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: | On recto, at lower left, blind stamp: 'GJ / PRINT SELLERS / ASSOCIATION' (in oval) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'IN 1581', '25754' on recto, at lower edge. On verso of secondary sheet, at upper edge,: 'Fulham by J. McNeill Whistler' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1820212 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.