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The Hoop (Gray's Inn) |  Boston Public Library (W.292) | |
| Number: | 287 | |
| Date: | 1887 | |
| Medium: | etching | |
| Size: | 177 x 128 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at lower right | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 1 | |
| Known impressions: | 1 | |
| Catalogues: | K.301; M.296 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (1) | ||
The Hoop (Gray's Inn) dates from 1887. During the summer Whistler worked on several etchings in Gray's Inn gardens including The Baby, Gray's Inn
[288] and The Young Tree
[285]. By December 1887 'The Hoop (Gray’s Inn)' was printed and on sale. 1
1: Whistler to T. M. McLean, 21 December 1887, GUW #13017.