37Reading by LamplightRijksmuseum, AmsterdamAccession no: RP-P-1962-287 State: 3/3 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Sold at auction, Sotheby's, London, 1962 (lot 378); bought by the Rijksprentenkabinet, 1962 |
| Paper size: | 214 x 172 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 189 x 118 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, slightly uneven |
| Note on foul biting: | on tabel etc |
| 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: | Shield stamp (F.G. Waller, Lugt 2760) ; 'R:MVS.' elliptical stamp (Rijks Prentenkabinet, Lugt 2228) both on verso. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0320213 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.