37Reading by LamplightGrafische Sammlung der Albertina, ViennaAccession no: DGNF 6478 State: 3/3 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Purchased for fl. 40 (Kr. 80) from Kunsthandlung C. J. Wawra, Vienna, by the k. K. Hofbibliothek, Vienna, 1900; transferred to the Albertina in 1921. |
| Paper size: | 315 x 245/241 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 159 x 120 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | could be taken from a book |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | not accessible |
| Medium: | etching, drypoint and roulette |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | even, distinct tone, emphasised in shadows along back of chair and dress and below the lamplight |
| Note on foul biting: | on table, in lamplight behind the chair |
| Print note: | roulette marks on the table |
| 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: | no |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | verso lower left '2684' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | verso lower margin 'N.F. 6478' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0320z04 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.