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The Fishing Boat

British Museum
Accession no: 1887-10-10-80
State: 6/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Trustees of the British Museum  
Provenance:Printed by Whistler for Messrs Dowdeswell, London, for publication, 1886; given by Messrs Dowdeswell and Thibadeau to the British Museum, London, 1887.  
Additional acq. no:PRN: PPA52129  

 

Paper size:164 x 231 mm  
Plate mark size:154 x 231 mm  
Note on size:tab 50-68 from left  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):n/a  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light tone, very slightly darker in water, wiped lightly but slightly uneven  
Note on foul biting:a few dots  
Print note:a light impression, atmospheric, despite slightly uneven tone and rather pale nets.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
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:big tab, pencil butterfly of 1886 but slightly disjointed  

 

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 and museum records  
ID:K2080404  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.