222NocturneHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46803 State: 9 e/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Acquired from P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London, February 1965. |
| Paper size: | 213 x 299 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 203 x 297 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | inlaid; paper fibrous; very fine. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Strasbourg Lily |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Dramatic use of plate tone, darkest in the lower section in the water and in the upper part in the sky. |
| Note on foul biting: | Slight pitting particularly around horizon line |
| Print note: | Reticulation of surface ink in lower right corner, caused by too damp paper and thin oil in ink; directional wiping lines evident; ink colour is black but paper colour has warm tone, giving brownish effect. |
| 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: | 62 mm from left; tab 8 x 18 mm. Pencil butterfly dated 1883/1885 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | verso, pencil |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c.30479' and '136' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'The Nocturne 5' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1840402 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.