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The Traghetto, No. 2

Whereabouts unknown
Accession no: n/a
State: 8/9

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Thomas Neilson Brown. The Fine Art Society, London, 2007. Present whereabouts unknown.  

 

Paper size:241 x 307 mm  
Plate mark size:241 x 307 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:light weight  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:'DHK' partial  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:overall tone, particularly at the edges  
Note on foul biting:texture overall particularly over the table  
Print note:the shadows appear rubbed down, with a lovely rich effect.  

 

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:butterfly on verso in pencil  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:'B.M. / ooo' on verso  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:pencil butterfly of 1888  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:  

 

Source of information:Dealer's records  
ID:K1910513  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.