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Three studies of women's heads |  Whistler Etchings Project (-) | |
| Number: | 400 | |
| Date: | 1888 | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint | |
| Size: | 135 x 98 mm | |
| Signed: | no | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 1 | |
| Known impressions: | 1 | |
| Catalogues: | K.-; M.-; T.-; W.- | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (1) | ||
Three studies of women's heads may date from after the marriage of Beatrice Whistler (1857-1896) and Whistler in August 1888.
The size and make of the copper plate (which is the same as A French Street
[405], Beatrice Whistler painting from a window, Bourges
[399], Bird Shop - Seven Dials
[384], Baby Pettigrew
[374], The Fan
[375], Château de Bridoré
[409] and Café Luxembourg
[436]), as well as the technique, and the form of the butterfly signature, suggest this date.