37Reading by LamplightVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: E.17-1905 State: 3/3 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Percy Thomas (1846-1922), London; bought by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, January 1905. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.2A |
| Paper size: | n/a mm |
| Plate mark size: | 161 x 117 mm |
| Other size: | chine collé 159 x 116 mm |
| Note on size: | mount stuck down so unable to determine paper size |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | mount stuck down so unable to examine paper properly |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | ? |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | uneven, plate wiped more cleanly around Deborah and the light from the lamp |
| Note on foul biting: | pitting on the table and to left of Deborah; slight foul biting at the lower left corner; roulette lines in the foreground |
| Print note: | mottled effect from wiping. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'J. Whistler.' [check] |
| 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: | 'NAL'partially erased stamp crossing platemark, lower right corner, recto, V&A (variation on Lugt 1958) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0320223 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.