37Reading by LamplightBirmingham Museum and Art GalleryAccession no: 55'72 State: 3/3 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Purchased from P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd, 1972, for £114. |
| Paper size: | 222 x 183 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 160 x 119 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight, 'antique' laid paper |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | 'E.G.' |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is plate tone, particularly in the upper shadows, and light tone around the lower edges. It is wiped most cleanly in the centre where it suggests light from the lamp. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is foul biting at the edges and pitting particularly in the lower half. |
| Print note: | There are stippled lines and roulette marks in the foreground. |
| 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: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '55'72' on verso, at lower left; on recto, at right edge, pencil mark, possibly accidental or '1'; '188' on verso, at lower right, (encircled). |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0320229 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.