37Reading by LamplightVirginia Museum of Fine Arts, RichmondAccession no: 91.561 State: 3/3 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Dr and Mrs Helmut Wakeham |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Gift of Mr and Mrs Helmut Wakeham to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA, 1991. |
| Paper size: | 206 x 327 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 144 x 217 mm |
| Other size: | framed: 20 1/4 x 16 1/4 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, wiped clear on lamp |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | dense inking |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'J. Whistler' ('l' crossed as well as 't') |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'v10', '3699' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0320226 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.