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Isle de la Cité, Paris |  British Museum (1872-07-13-398) | |
| Number: | 63 | |
| Date: | 1859 | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint | |
| Size: | 204 x 294 mm | |
| Signed: | 'Whistler -' at lower left | |
| Inscribed: | 'Dec. 1859.' and 'Paris de la Galerie d'Op' at lower left | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 1 | |
| Known impressions: | 11 | |
| Catalogues: | K.60; M.60; T.19; W.55 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (11) | ||
Isle de la Cité, Paris dates from December 1859. Whistler dated it 'Dec. 1859.' on the plate.
Plates done in Paris in 1859 - all figure studies - include
Bibi Valentin
[34],
Bibi Lalouette
[33],
Z. Astruc, Editor of 'L'Artiste'
[36],
C. L. Drouet, Sculptor
[35],
Fumette, Standing
[59],
Fumette's Bent Head
[58],
Finette
[61] and
Venus
[60]. Other city scenes etched in 1859 - all done in London - include
Thames Warehouses
[46],
Old Westminster Bridge
[47],
Limehouse
[48],
Eagle Wharf
[50],
Black Lion Wharf
[54],
The Pool
[49],
Thames Police
[53] and Billingsgate
[51].