37Reading by LamplightBritish MuseumAccession no: 1930-04-12-42 State: 3/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the British Museum, London, 1930. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA49756 |
| Paper size: | 213 x 187 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 160 x 119 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The left, right and lower edges are torn, the upper cut. There are a few red brown flecks. A close examination of the paper was prevented as the etching has been 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: | There is a mottled print tone in the foreground and background. The plate has been wiped cleanly around lamp and where light shed from lamp. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is foul biting around the edges, in the foreground and at the left side. |
| Print note: | There are stipple-effect lines 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: | none on recto |
| 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: | 'Etching by J. McNeill Whistler / Reading by Lamplight' on recto, below platemark; at lower left, below platemark, 'K.32 II'. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0320209 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.