39The Music RoomBritish MuseumAccession no: 1872-07-13-387 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | 'The Music room' bought from 'Mr Thomas' - probably Edmund Thomas (1842-1883) - by the British Museum, London, 13 July 1872. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA49788 |
| Paper size: | 207 x 283 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 145 x 215 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | possibly wove (no laid lines are visible from the recto) |
| Note on the paper: | Examination prevented as the etching is attached to the mount. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | not visible from recto |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | The print tone is largely light but it is used more darkly to deepen the shadows on the right. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is fairly severe foul biting around the edges which looks like the result of an acid spill or disintegrated ground. There are fingerprints at the upper left corner. There is pitting throughout but particularly in the foreground. |
| Print note: | There is an area in the lower right corner which is more clear of pits and is bound by a fluid line; possibly the result of the application of stopping out varnish. |
| 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: | On recto, in pencil, at lower right corner, below platemark: 'Whistler' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | none on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | none on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | none on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | none on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0330223 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.