233The Traghetto, No. 2Detroit Institute of ArtsAccession no: 62.55 |
| Collection credit: | Anonymous bequest in memory of Hal H. Smith. |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 59234). C. F. Bishop. E. E. MacCrone. Anonymous bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, 1962. |
| Paper size: | 243 x 304 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 239 x 304 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: | Strasbourg Lily |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | darker on right side |
| Note on foul biting: | very fine dense pitting particularly around seated figures and building (due to some kind of manipulation of the ground?) |
| 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: | 51 mm from left; tab 4 x 13 mm; pencil butterfly on tab |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 59234'; '4186' on verso, centre |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'x-22' on verso, lower left |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1910509 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.