438Marchand de Vin, ParisHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49907 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 Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
| Paper size: | 88 x 201 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 82 x 200 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | inlaid; light weight, rough fibre, cut from same sheet as GLAHA 49912. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a light over all tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is light pitting over the shop front and street. |
| Print note: | printing flaw, inconsistency in way paper picked up ink, lines not fully printing, something odd in inking; slipped slightly in the press. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'CIDRE' on a sign in the window; 'TRATTAUR DOM CE [superscript 'CE'] & RE [superscript 'RE'] VINS TOJOURS' (?) on awning; BAR CHAMBRE' in circle above door. |
| 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: | 6 x 14 mm, 34 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K421 Marchand de Vin, Paris' On verso, at lower edge, |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4210103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.