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The Music Room

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Accession no: 83.1.18
State: 1/4

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 (1837-1927) to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1883.  

 

Paper size:251 x 333 mm  
Plate mark size:144 x 214 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:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Deep tone is wiped on the lamp, table, paper, producing a liquid tonal effect.  
Note on foul biting:at edges  
Print note:A fine dramatic impression though the light tone is a bit uneven, obscuring the lower edge of the skirt and legs completely.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:'Whistler-' in pencil on recto  
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:'43' twice on recto; '*9- ' on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0330107  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.