233The Traghetto, No. 2Whereabouts unknownAccession no: n/a State: 8/9 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Thomas Neilson Brown. The Fine Art Society, London, 2007. Present whereabouts unknown. |
| Paper size: | 241 x 307 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 241 x 307 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | light weight |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'DHK' partial |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | overall tone, particularly at the edges |
| Note on foul biting: | texture overall particularly over the table |
| Print note: | the shadows appear rubbed down, with a lovely rich effect. |
| 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: | butterfly on verso in pencil |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'B.M. / ooo' on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1888 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Dealer's records |
| ID: | K1910513 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.