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Little Chelsea (Memorial) |  Freer Gallery of Art (1892.22) | |
| Number: | 315 | |
| Date: | 1887 | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint | |
| Size: | 52 x 83 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at lower left | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 2 | |
| Known impressions: | 3 | |
| Catalogues: | K.331; M.323; W.246 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (3) | ||
TECHNIQUE
This plate was executed in pure etching, except for very fine drypoint shading, which was added around the wings of the butterfly signature in the second state.
PRINTING
Only three impressions have been located. One was printed in brown ink, with light tone carefully wiped over the surface (
), the other two in black ink with grey tone on ivory laid paper (, ). All are trimmed to the platemark and signed on the tab with a butterfly and 'imp.' to show that Whistler printed them.
), the other two in black ink with grey tone on ivory laid paper (, ). All are trimmed to the platemark and signed on the tab with a butterfly and 'imp.' to show that Whistler printed them.