37Reading by LamplightWhitworth Art Gallery, ManchesterAccession no: P.8611 State: 4/3 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Given by Dorothy E. Booth to the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 1961. |
| Paper size: | 219 rt/222 lt x 197 top/200 bot mm |
| Plate mark size: | 158 x 119 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | greyed ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japan laid down on wove? |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | some tone, wiped cleaner in centre |
| Note on foul biting: | in foreground and flecks on light area |
| Print note: | Slightly uneven though soft and rich on shadow on wall: rich blacks on figure and slightly grainy in foreground including cup. |
| 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: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0320z03 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.