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The Traghetto, No. 2

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46806
State: 6/9

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:243 x 305 mm  
Plate mark size:238 x 305 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:Inlaid onto japanese paper. The primary support is modern, western; not soft and subtle like Asian paper; very thin, regular fibre deposition on screen.  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:uneven, more pronounced at the lower edge and the corners, also in the upper left corner; the paper is allowed to show through in the centre  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:wipe marks evident, particularly at lower section  

 

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:43 mm from left; tab 5 x 14 mm; pencil butterfly of ca 1886  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'K191 IV The Traghetto (No.2 [superscript 'o'])' on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1910404  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.