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The Spanish Balcony: Pigeons |  Whistler Etchings Project (-) | |
| Number: | 407 | |
| Date: | 1888 | |
| Medium: | etching | |
| Size: | 241 x 159 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at upper right | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 1 | |
| Known impressions: | 1 | |
| Catalogues: | K.-; M.-; T.-; W.- | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (1) | ||
The Spanish Balcony: Pigeons probably dates from the autumn of 1888. The butterfly signature is of the form used by Whistler after his marriage to Beatrice Whistler (1857-1896) in August 1888. The etching was probably done during their honeymoon in the Loire valley.