214San GiorgioHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49886 State: C/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Dr Frederick Mulder, London; sold to the University of Glasgow, February 1972. |
| Additional acq. no: | 49886 |
| Paper size: | 241 x 332 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 208 x 302 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid (faux Asian) |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a medium tone. It is at its darkest in the lower corners and more pronounced generally towards the edges. It is wiped most cleanly in centre. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is pitting around the boats and some acid spots in the sky. There is an area of foul biting in the centre foreground. |
| Print note: | There is reticulation of ink in the foreground. |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp' (pencil; 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: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '7' on verso, at upper left, (by JW?); on mounting paper at lower right: '7'. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2010502 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.