The Abbey Jubilee |  Hunterian Art Gallery (46920) | |
| Number: | 296 | |
| Date: | 1887 | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint | |
| Size: | 99 x 67 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at right | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 2 | |
| Known impressions: | 3 | |
| Catalogues: | K.316; M.326 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (3) | ||
TECHNIQUE
The first state is in pure etching, which is augmented by small runs of drypoint shading in the second state. The figures in the balconies, drawn with tiny squiggles and circles, and short, bouncy and jagged lines, look like rejoicing angels or putti.
PRINTING
Only three impressions of The Abbey Jubilee have been located. The first was printed in dark brown ink in cream laid paper (
); one impression of the second state was printed in black ink on buff Asian laid paper () and another in dark brown on off-white laid paper (). They are all trimmed to the platemark and signed with a butterfly and 'imp.' (to show that Whistler had printed them) on the tab.
); one impression of the second state was printed in black ink on buff Asian laid paper () and another in dark brown on off-white laid paper (). They are all trimmed to the platemark and signed with a butterfly and 'imp.' (to show that Whistler had printed them) on the tab.