198The Fishing BoatMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 17.3.109 State: 4/6 |
| Collection credit: | Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 38261). Bought from the collection of Harris Brisbane Dick (1835-1916), with the Dick Fund, by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917. |
| Paper size: | 160-193 x 238 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 155 x 232 mm |
| Note on size: | cut in a wavy line at the bottom; taken from a book, with indents to right |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' (pre 1800) |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | 'C. TAYLOR' |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, darker at the bottom, wiped horizontally and vertically |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | a good impression, full of light, lightly inked |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly 'imp' (possibly by Whistler) below platemark |
| 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: | pencil butterfly similar to 1888/1889 but possibly not by Whistler |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 38261' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2080304 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.