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Wimpole Street |  Hunterian Art Gallery (46895) | |
| Number: | 279 | |
| Date: | 1887 | |
| Medium: | etching | |
| Size: | 100 x 67 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at left | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 1 | |
| Known impressions: | 2 | |
| Catalogues: | K.286; M.278 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (2) | ||
TECHNIQUE
Whistler probably drew on the pocket-sized plate for Wimpole Street on the spot and then completed the plate by etching it in the studio.
PRINTING
Only two impressions of Wimpole Street have been located. Both were printed in dark brown ink with delicately wiped surface tone (
), one on cream 'antique' (pre-1800) laid paper with the watermark 'P' (). They are trimmed to the platemark and signed on a tab with the butterfly and 'imp.' to show that Whistler had printed them.
), one on cream 'antique' (pre-1800) laid paper with the watermark 'P' (). They are trimmed to the platemark and signed on a tab with the butterfly and 'imp.' to show that Whistler had printed them.