39The Music RoomBibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographieAccession no: SNR-3 State: 1/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Provenance: | Alfred Barrion, Bressuire; probably sold at auction, Edm. Sagot, Paris 1904; later given to the Cabinet des estampes, Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Additional acq. no: | D.1978-00221 |
| Paper size: | 196/212 x 255/257 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 144 x 215 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove board |
| Note on the paper: | somewhat discoloured |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | medium plate tone, wiped clean within cone of light; added tone in shadows |
| Note on foul biting: | foul biting in corners and along margins |
| Print note: |
| 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: | 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: | 'AB' encircled, blue stamp on verso (Alfred Barrion, Lugt 76); 'EG' blue circled stamp on verso (unidentified collector, Lugt 855a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '71644' verso lower left corner of platemark |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'First State'; 'Portraits of Seymour Haden and of Whistler's Sister (Mrs Haden)'; 'No 26. The Music Room' ; 1er etat tres rare' various hands on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0330119 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.