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Reading in Bed

Print
ca. 1858 (etched)
Artist/Maker

'Reading in bed', etching by James Whistler, ca.1858. Signed in plate by the artist. A dark-haired woman shown reading a book or magazine in bed, framed by bed curtains with light falling across the sheets, with a slipper on the floor below.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleReading in Bed (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Etching on paper
Brief description
'Reading in bed', etching by James Whistler, ca.1858.
Physical description
'Reading in bed', etching by James Whistler, ca.1858. Signed in plate by the artist. A dark-haired woman shown reading a book or magazine in bed, framed by bed curtains with light falling across the sheets, with a slipper on the floor below.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.7cm
  • Width: 7.9cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Whistler' (Signed by the artist bottom middle in plate.)
Object history
W. 29, 2nd state; K.28, 2nd state.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Wedmore, Frederick. Whistler's Etchings, A Study and a Catalogue. London: Colnaghi & Co, 1899. No.29, second state.
  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1978. No.28, 2nd state.
Collection
Accession number
E.13-1905

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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