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The Traghetto, No. 2

New York Public Library
Accession no: MEYG
State: 8/9

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 42433).  

 

Paper size:243 x 303 mm  
Plate mark size:240 x 303 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:'WHATMAN'  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light even tone overall  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:a bit bare in the (?) - a late impression  

 

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:tiny tab 45-56mm from the left, pencil butterfly of 1889/90s -  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:pencil marks like 'L / , / c' (unidentified)  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 42433', '79001', '9551' circled on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Hox 2x'; 'Rawlinson Collection' on verso; 'Hv - [circle with vertical line thro it- greek]'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1910512  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.