37Reading by LamplightWhereabouts unknownAccession no: n/a State: 3/3 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | K. M. Guichard. Dr George van Houten, Netherlands; sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2007; The Fine Art Society, London, 2007. Present whereabouts unknown. |
| Paper size: | 216 x 172 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 160 x 119 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white/beige |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | heavy weight paper |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | fleur de lys (partial) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light, soft tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | a little on the foreground lines. |
| Print note: | Soft, uneven shadows, quite velvety, but without burr. |
| 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: | '10305' at top recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project, dealer's records |
| ID: | K0320217 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.