385Quai de MontebelloHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49905 State: 2/3 |  |
| 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: | 151 x 228 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 228 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | There are strongly defined horizontal laid lines. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | crowned 'GR' (see Chicago, 1998, nos 84-95). |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | The print tone is light, although it is darker towards the edges. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is slight foul biting at the upper left corner. There is pitting throughout. |
| Print note: | There is slight reticulation of ink at the left edge and lower left corner. There is a mottled effect from inking particularly noticeable at the right and lower edges. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | shop sign: 'EQICR [superscript 'QICR'] DE COMPAS', lower left, mirrored script: 'Quai de Montebello'. On recto, at lower left corner: 'Quai de Montebello' (back-to-front). |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | On verso, at lower right corner, in pencil: butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '1st [superscript 'st'] state' on verso, at lower right corner |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 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: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4170103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.