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Reading by Lamplight

Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Accession no: 1999.359
State: 3/3

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Paul McCarron and Susan Schulman, New York, 1996; Dr James and Melinda Rabb; given to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, September 1999.  

 

Paper size:318 x 201 mm  
Plate mark size:160 x 118 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:pale bluish white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid, 'antique'  
Note on the paper:'antique' laid  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:Strasbourg lily over 'GR' (letter in top 'petal' of lily?)  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:moderate ink tone overall  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:The figure is printed high up on the sheet. This is a lovely gentle impression, though not bright since the paper is slightly greyer than usual.  

 

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:no  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'G1729' (faint)  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0320219  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.