233The Traghetto, No. 2Private collectionAccession no: - State: 8/9 |
| Collection credit: | Collection of C. Boyden Gray |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: |
| Paper size: | 236 x 304 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 236 x 304 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, a bit more at edges |
| Note on foul biting: | grainy texture around the figures, window and arch |
| Print note: | slightly rubbed but evenly shaded shadows |
| 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: | 1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project, owner's records |
| ID: | K1910511 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.