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The Little Forge, Liverpool |  Hunterian Art Gallery (46779) | |
| Number: | 141 | |
| Date: | 1875 | |
| Medium: | drypoint | |
| Size: | 228 x 152 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at lower left (8); removed (9); butterfly at lower left (10-final) | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 16 | |
| Known impressions: | 19 | |
| Catalogues: | K.147; M.145; W.115 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (19) | ||
The Little Forge, Liverpool probably dates from 1875, when Whistler visited Speke and Liverpool. Whistler etched Shipbuilder's Yard, Liverpool
[142] on the same visit.
One impression is dated '75' in an unknown hand, but possibly with information from the artist (
). The drypoint was probably completed and signed in 1879 (i.e. ) before being exhibited at the Grosvenor Gallery .
). The drypoint was probably completed and signed in 1879 (i.e. ) before being exhibited at the Grosvenor Gallery .