37Reading by LamplightVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: Circ.400-1919 State: 3/3 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bought from P.& D. Colnaghi's, London, by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 28 August 1919, £100.0.0. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.1C |
| Paper size: | 375 x 243 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 161 x 117 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | soft and thick, printing leaves bulge around platemark |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light even plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | some foul biting below cup and behind woman; very fine pitting in cone of light surrounding head and book |
| Print note: | white hairline on lamp stand |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'J. Whistler' |
| 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: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | recto pencil lower right: 'C.1447' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | recto pencil lower right corner: '15' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0320224 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.