455The Dance House: NocturneHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46997 State: 5/6 |  |
| 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: | 275 x 170 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 273 x 170 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Foolscap with seven-point collar and three balls |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | more pronounced tone in the foreground |
| Note on foul biting: | foul biting around edges; pitting particularly in foreground; areas where densely laid lines broken down |
| Print note: | Kennedy's states are in the wrong order (his II is earlier than I), and this is a new state IV and the latest state at the HAG; Kennedy's I is actually state V in this sequence (see description in General Note) |
| 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: | 35 mm from left; tab 2 x 11 mm; pencil butterfly on tab |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K.408 I-II. / Nocturne. Dance House / Amsterdam' verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4080104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.