143The Two ShipsNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 4/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © New York Public Library |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. |
| Paper size: | 320 x 223 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 207 x 133 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | DE ERVEN DE BLAUW |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | There seems to be a wash across the horizon and on the stern of the boats and that seems to have been scraped off along the top of the distant ship. |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | at bottom right |
| Print note: | burr on ships, printed in warm black ink |
| 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Whistler St. Catherine's Docks' on recto; and '1875' on image at bottom left |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1480205 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.