The Door of the Chapel, Montrésor |  Art Institute of Chicago (1934.557) | |
| Number: | 422 | |
| Date: | 1888 | |
| Medium: | etching | |
| Size: | 178 x 128 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at left | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 1 | |
| Known impressions: | 4 | |
| Catalogues: | K.395; M.392 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (4) | ||
KEYWORD
architecture, building, chapel, child, church, door, Renaissance, shell, sculpture.
TITLE
There are a surprising number of variations on the title, as follows:
'The Door Chapéllé Montrésor' (1887/1888, Whistler). 1
'Doorway Chappele Montresor' (1889, Whistler). 2
'Doorway Chapelle Montresor' (1890/1891, Whistler). 3
'Door - Chapelle Montresor - France' (1890/1892, Beatrice Whistler (1857-1896)). 4
'Doorway, Montresor' (1898, Wunderlich's). 5
'Doorway, Montresor Chapel' (1900, Caxton Club). 6
'Chapel Doorway, Montresor' (1902, Edward Guthrie Kennedy (1849-1932)). 7
'The Door of the Chapel, Montresor, Loches' (1903/1935, possibly Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958)). 8
'The Door of the Chapel, Montrésor' is the title, based on Whistler's original title and that recorded by Miss Birnie Philip, with the spelling corrected.
'The Door Chapéllé Montrésor' (1887/1888, Whistler). 1
'Doorway Chappele Montresor' (1889, Whistler). 2
'Doorway Chapelle Montresor' (1890/1891, Whistler). 3
'Door - Chapelle Montresor - France' (1890/1892, Beatrice Whistler (1857-1896)). 4
'Doorway, Montresor' (1898, Wunderlich's). 5
'Doorway, Montresor Chapel' (1900, Caxton Club). 6
'Chapel Doorway, Montresor' (1902, Edward Guthrie Kennedy (1849-1932)). 7
'The Door of the Chapel, Montresor, Loches' (1903/1935, possibly Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958)). 8
'The Door of the Chapel, Montrésor' is the title, based on Whistler's original title and that recorded by Miss Birnie Philip, with the spelling corrected.
1: List, [1887/1888], GUW #13233.
2: List, 18 July 1889, GUW #13235.
3: List, [1890/1891], GUW #13236.
4: List, [1890/1892], GUW #12715.
5: New York 1898 (cat. no. 246).
6: Chicago 1900 (cat. no. E290).
7: Kennedy 1902 (cat. no. 341).
8: Envelope containing copper plate, University of Glasgow.
DESCRIPTION
In the foreground, at left, stands a small girl wearing a sunbonnet. To right two broad steps and three narrow ones lead up to a doorway with an elaborate door-frame surmounted by a large carved shell and small sculptured figures. On the door is a poster bearing an official announcement headed 'MINISTÈRE DE LA GUERRE.' To left of the doorway, and above the child, is a small barred window.
SITE
The town of Montrésor is in the Département of Indre-et-Loire, France. The Château de Montrésor is a medieval castle with a Renaissance mansion, restored in the 19th century. 9
The War Ministry poster could have concerned the conscription of young men during peace-time.
The War Ministry poster could have concerned the conscription of young men during peace-time.
9: Abbé Louis-Claude-Athanase Buchet, Le chateau et l'eglise collegiale de Montresor [Indre- et- Loire], Tours, 1876; Abbé L-A. Bosseboeuf, Montresor, le chateau,...., Tours, 1897; Emile Vincent, Montresor. Les environs, l'histoire, l'eglise collegiale, le chateau, Tours, 1931.