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The Band, Luxembourg Gardens probably dates from between 1892 and 1894.

It was drawn in Paris, where Whistler acquired a house at 110 rue du Bac in the spring of 1892. He was frequently in Paris from 1892-1894. It is most likely that this etching dates from the summer, when the trees would have been in leaf.

He etched a series of views in the gardens including Under the Statue, Luxembourg Gardens [464], Little Terrace, Luxembourg Gardens [443], The Little Terrace, Luxembourg Gardens, No. 2 [444], Balustrade, Luxembourg Gardens [465], Bébés, Jardin du Luxembourg [463], The Pantheon from the Terrace, Luxembourg Gardens [473] and Polichinelle, Jardin du Luxembourg [467].

By November 1893, he had drawn three lithographs of similar subjects including Conversation under the Statue, Luxembourg Gardens [c069]; in February 1894 he drew Nursemaids: 'Les Bonnes du Luxembourg' [c081] and in July 1894 he drew another lithograph - a 'new and pet drawing of Terrace Luxembourg Gardens' (The Terrace, Luxembourg [c087]). 1