198The Fishing BoatVirginia Museum of Fine Arts, RichmondAccession no: 91.566 State: 6/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. Gift of Dr and Mrs Helmut Wakeham |
| Image credit: | Photo Travis Fullerton © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts |
| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; probably sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. Ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Gift of Dr and Mrs Helmut Wakeham to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA, 1991. |
| Paper size: | 165 x 232 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 155 x 232 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | brown |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | |
| Note on the paper: | darkened |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, concealed by browning of paper |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | warm black, looks brown on this paper, soft shading on the awning |
| 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: | butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' (H. Mansfield, Lugt 1342); 'HW' (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a) both stamps on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2080412 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.