39The Music RoomWalker Art Gallery, LiverpoolAccession no: WAG 1579 State: 2/4 |
| Collection credit: | Presented by Dr H. Nazeby Harrington |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Given by Dr H. Nazeby Harrington, Birkenhead, to the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. |
| Additional acq. no: | BW 468 |
| Paper size: | 194 x 309 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 143 x 215 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: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | There is black crayon down the left edge. |
| Print tone: | There is a very dark print tone, particularly at the right side and edges. It is wiped more cleanly in areas to suggest light cast by the lamp. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is foul biting at the edges and finger prints at the upper left corner. There is pitting particularly at the feet of the seated figures. |
| Print note: | There is a slightly mottled effect from wiping. Retroussage is used to give further shadow to the figures. |
| 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: | 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: | '2875F', 'IN 79' on recto, at lower edge. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0330213 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.