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The Fishing Boat

Library of Congress
Accession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 208
State: 3/6

Collection credit:Hubbard Fund, 1933  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Bought with the Hubbard Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.  

 

Paper size:159 x 234 mm  
Plate mark size:157 x 233 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:off white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:with many tiny inclusions (much debris)  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:with tone, heaviest on water in lower foreground; much picking, conforming to laid lines  
Note on foul biting:acid droplets and many horizontal an vertical scratches and scraper marks  
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:at 50 to 70 mm; height 9 mm  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:the '/' after 'imp' on the tab is in a different, darker lead  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'No 38' (the 'o' superscript) at lower left on verso; '23' (encircled) at lower left verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2080204  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.