200Nocturne: PalacesHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49887 State: C (b)/12 |  |
| 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. |
| Paper size: | 319 x 222 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 296 x 199 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | 'IV' countermark |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a dramatic use of plate tone; the tone is very dark in the sky and water, with buildings wiped more cleanly. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is pitting particularly around the building on the left. There is slight pitting at the right edge and a small area of foul biting at the lower left. |
| Print note: | There is reticulaton of ink in sky and slightly in foreground. There are vertical wipe marks in the sky, right side and 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: | On recto, below platemark, in pencil: butterfly 'imp.' |
| 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: | '8' on secondary backing paper at lower right. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2021001 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.