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The Traghetto, No. 2

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46807
State: 8/9

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:241 x 304 mm  
Plate mark size:237 x 304 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:medium weight, 'antique' laid paper. It is inlaid.  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:'I VILL[E]D[A]RT'  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:The print tone is dark at the edges and lighter towards the centre. It is used to build up shadow in the archway.  
Note on foul biting:There is pitting throughout and areas of fine dense pitting in the trees, to the right of the arch, around the windows on the right, the figures seated at the table, and on the ground beneath the arch. There are also scrim marks around the seated figures.  
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:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:4 x 12 mm; 60 mm from left; butterfly of 1888/1889  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'RBP' in form of trefoil in circle (Rosalind Birnie Philip, variation on Lugt 405) on verso.  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'K191 V The Traghetto, No 2' on verso, at centre.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1910504  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.