37Reading by LamplightArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1934.607 State: 3/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; passed to his wife. Bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1934. |
| Additional acq. no: | R 3215 |
| Paper size: | 294 x 243 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 159 x 118 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | Buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The paper may be ivory or cream discoloured to 'buff' due to light and water stains and what appears to overall mat-staining |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | 'VAN GELDER' |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| 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: | '77303' within platemark verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '89' at lower right recto; '142' (sideways) at lower left verso; '149.27' within platemark verso; '24oo' (the oo underlined and superscript) at lower right recto ; 'Hy-' within platemark verso. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0320202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.