37Reading by LamplightBritish MuseumAccession no: 1872-07-13-395 State: 1/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | 'Reading by lamplight' bought from 'Mr Thomas' by the British Museum, London, 13 July 1872. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA52204 |
| Paper size: | 208 x 162 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 159 x 118 mm |
| Note on size: | . |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | tan |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | Very textured fibrous paper. A close examination of the paper was prevented as the etching has been attached to the mount. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | not visible from recto |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a medium, mottled tone in the foreground. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is minor foul biting around the edges. |
| Print note: | The ink has been very richly taken up by the drypoint lines in the dress and on the table. Shadow has been created by mechanical cross-hatching. |
| 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: | 'Whistler' on recto at lower right, below platemark |
| 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: | none on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | none on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | none on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0320103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.