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The Traghetto, No. 2

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46808
State: 5/9

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958.  

 

Paper size:299 x 363 mm  
Plate mark size:242 x 308 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:Arms of Amsterdam and 'RK' (opposite way up)  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:uneven, more pronounced at the lower corners and lower edge  
Note on foul biting:slight pitting throughout  
Print note:polish marks evident along left, right and lower edges; foliate lines of tree very worn down.  

 

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:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'c 9717[3?]' on recto,  
Misc inscriptions by others:'No 2'; 'K.191 III & IV. und' on verso; '8 8 0' on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1910303  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.