37Reading by LamplightKupferstichkabinett BerlinAccession no: 107-1904 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Kupferstichkabinett Berlin |
| Provenance: | Obach & Co., London; sold to the Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin, 1904 for £5.5.0. |
| Paper size: | 314 x 206 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 159 x 119 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | some tone in shadows; elso only residual tone |
| Note on foul biting: | pitting in cone of light, behind figure and below cup |
| Print note: | roulette marks near bottom edge |
| 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: | - |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | recto lower left corner 'N°25'; lower right corner 'W25' and '28', crossed out '24' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0320208 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
