429The Clock Tower - AmboiseHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46992 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
| Paper size: | 234 x 162 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 177 x 126 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | uneven, blotchy tone, darker in the foreground, sky, edges, the figures at left and on the dog in the foreground |
| Note on foul biting: | foul biting around edges; pitting across image |
| Print note: | wipe marks evident in foreground, with vertical emphasis |
| 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): | 'Nathaniel Sparks - / Imp -' on verso in pencil. |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K.394 Clock Tower, Amboise' recto, below platemark; '3' recto, upper right, above platemark |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3940104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.