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The Traghetto, No. 2

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

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Dr George van Houten, Netherlands; sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2007.  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:pale greyish cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'pale grayish green'  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:Strasbourg Lily in a cartouche  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:a very little overall tone  
Note on foul biting:  
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:  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp'?  
Note on the tab:  

 

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

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project, owner's records  
ID:K1910510  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.