37Reading by LamplightLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 32.2 State: 3/3 |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1952 |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Purchased with the Pennell Fund for the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 320 x 206 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 159 x 118 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The sheet was removed from a book, with discolouration at top, right and bottom sheet edges |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Tone over the heaviest shading and at the lower corners. |
| Note on foul biting: | Around the head, behind the back and below the cup and saucer. |
| 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: | 'HM' (Howard Mansfield, Lugt 1342) and 'HW' (H.G.Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a). |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '[illegible] Thomas' and '24' at lower right on the recto; 'K.32' at lower centre on the recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0320220 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.