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Head of Whistler |  Whistler Etchings Project (-) | |
| Number: | 318 | |
| Date: | 1887/1892 | |
| Medium: | drypoint | |
| Size: | 99 x 68 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) | ||
Head of Whistler probably dates from 1887/1892.
The style of shading, and size of the copper plate, suggest this date. It is close in size to several etchings that date from 1887 including
The Abbey Jubilee
[296] and
Children, Portsmouth
[301]. Whistler's appearance suggests a slightly later date but that might just be because of the faint and scratchy nature of the light drypoint lines.