198The Fishing BoatLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 208 State: 3/6 |
| Collection credit: | Hubbard Fund, 1933 |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bought with the Hubbard Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 159 x 234 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 157 x 233 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | with many tiny inclusions (much debris) |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with tone, heaviest on water in lower foreground; much picking, conforming to laid lines |
| Note on foul biting: | acid droplets and many horizontal an vertical scratches and scraper marks |
| Print note: |
| 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: | at 50 to 70 mm; height 9 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | the '/' after 'imp' on the tab is in a different, darker lead |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'No 38' (the 'o' superscript) at lower left on verso; '23' (encircled) at lower left verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2080204 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.