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The Traghetto, No. 2

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8523
State: 6/9

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943.  
Additional acq. no:B-10587  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:with light overall tone, wiped cleaner over the foliage at top and the canal view in the distance  
Note on foul biting:scattered flecks and granular and regular patches over the seated figures at the right  
Print note:while the NGA catalogued this as between the third and fourth states, it conforms to Kennedy's description and reproduction of the fourth; the (carafe?) prints lightly but has all the lines added in the fourth state  

 

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:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:tab 50-65mm from left, height 5mm; butterfly of 1886  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'c.6323' and 'K.2312' at lower right on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'20', 'K. 191-4e etat (sur 6)', 'W156' and illegible numerals and letters on the verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K1910310  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.