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Reading by Lamplight

Grafische Sammlung der Albertina, Vienna
Accession no: DGNF 6478
State: 3/3

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Purchased for fl. 40 (Kr. 80) from Kunsthandlung C. J. Wawra, Vienna, by the k. K. Hofbibliothek, Vienna, 1900; transferred to the Albertina in 1921.  

 

Paper size:315 x 245/241 mm  
Plate mark size:159 x 120 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:could be taken from a book  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:not accessible  
Medium:etching, drypoint and roulette  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:even, distinct tone, emphasised in shadows along back of chair and dress and below the lamplight  
Note on foul biting:on table, in lamplight behind the chair  
Print note:roulette marks on the table  

 

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:no  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:  
Dealers' stock nos:verso lower left '2684'  
Misc inscriptions by others:verso lower margin 'N.F. 6478'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0320z04  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.