39The Music RoomMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 83.1.18 State: 1/4 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of William Loring Andrews, 1883, transferred from the Library |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Given by William Loring Andrews (1837-1927) to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1883. |
| Paper size: | 251 x 333 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 144 x 214 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Deep tone is wiped on the lamp, table, paper, producing a liquid tonal effect. |
| Note on foul biting: | at edges |
| Print note: | A fine dramatic impression though the light tone is a bit uneven, obscuring the lower edge of the skirt and legs completely. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | 'Whistler-' in pencil on recto |
| 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: | '43' twice on recto; '*9- ' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0330107 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.