222NocturneHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46805 State: 4/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
| Paper size: | 211 x 295 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 202 x 294 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | thick laid |
| Note on the paper: | laid lines not prominent; inlaid; medium to heavy weight quality paper; hard; trimmed; one side of the paper is smoother, the other side has more texture, a diagonal texture. Whistler used the smooth side to print; this was easier with western paper. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Slight and uneven; print tone particularly in the water, at lower right, although in the lower right corner there is patch where there is no ink; there is also tone along the horizon line. |
| Note on foul biting: | Slight, particularly around horizon line. |
| Print note: | Whistler has used the smooth side of the paper on which to print. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp' |
| Note on the tab: | Tab 65 mm from left; tab 7 x 16 mm; pencil butterfly of 1883/1885 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K184, I-II' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1840204 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.