39The Music RoomKupferstichkabinett BerlinAccession no: 374-1902 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Kupferstichkabinett Berlin |
| Provenance: | Obach & Co., London; sold to the Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin, 1902, for £9. |
| Paper size: | 217 x 287 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 144 x 213 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | Fibrous. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Dark atmospheric tone used in shadows to achieve extreme chiaroscuro effect. |
| Note on foul biting: | Prominent foul biting: fingerprint top left corner, foul biting along bottom and right edges; dense pitting near right margin; fine loose pitting on table cloth. |
| Print note: | Some paper fibres show as white lines. |
| 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: | not on recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | not on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0330116 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.