37Reading by LamplightColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 2013.413 State: 3/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Philippe Burty (1830-1890), Paris; sold at auction, Sotheby, London, 30 April 1876 (lot 750), bought by 'Courtney', £0.10.0. C. Boerner, New York; bought by Peter Lunder, 11 October 2001; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007. |
| Additional acq. no: | 006.2002 |
| Paper size: | 323 x 214 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 160 x 118 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'modern' laid (post 1800) |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | FORGE |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A good, clear impression in warm black ink. |
| 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: | 'PB' red oval stamp on recto at bottom left (P. Burty, Lugt 413) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '10461' on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '1e état / La planche de Whistler / 750 / 1er Etat [….]' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0320109 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.