Resting by the Stove |  Freer Gallery of Art (1896.51) | |
| Number: | 372 | |
| Date: | 1887 | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint | |
| Size: | 135 x 99 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at left | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 2 | |
| Known impressions: | 2 | |
| Catalogues: | K.338; M.338 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (2) | ||
TECHNIQUE
Resting by the Stove is mostly etched, with minor drypoint shading added in the second state.
PRINTING
Resting by the Stove is very rare; only two impressions have been located. The sole impression of the first state was printed in black ink on ivory Japan paper (
), and the second in dark brown on cream laid paper (), both with a very light surface tone, slightly darker at the bottom of the image. Both were trimmed to the platemark and signed on the tab with a butterfly and 'imp.' to show that Whistler had printed them.
), and the second in dark brown on cream laid paper (), both with a very light surface tone, slightly darker at the bottom of the image. Both were trimmed to the platemark and signed on the tab with a butterfly and 'imp.' to show that Whistler had printed them.