37Reading by LamplightMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 83.1.31 State: 3/3 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of William Loring Andrews, 1883, transferred from the Library |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Given by William Loring Andrews to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1883. |
| Paper size: | 216 x 162 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 158 x 118 mm |
| Note on size: | unvene cut edge at bottom |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | tan |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | fibrous, matt paper, is this tissue, india or japan? Similar to k0320211 but thinner, crispy |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | burr on hair |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'J. Whistler' |
| 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: | '^' pencil on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 84139' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '5' and '30' in circles, 'Mrs Haden', on recto; 'YC' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0320227 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.