37Reading by LamplightBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 1999.359 State: 3/3 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Paul McCarron and Susan Schulman, New York, 1996; Dr James and Melinda Rabb; given to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, September 1999. |
| Paper size: | 318 x 201 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 160 x 118 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | pale bluish white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Strasbourg lily over 'GR' (letter in top 'petal' of lily?) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | moderate ink tone overall |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The figure is printed high up on the sheet. This is a lovely gentle impression, though not bright since the paper is slightly greyer than usual. |
| 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: | no |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'G1729' (faint) |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0320219 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.