The Scotch Widow |  New York Public Library (MEZAP) | |
| Number: | 147 | |
| Date: | 1875/1876 | |
| Medium: | drypoint | |
| Size: | 205 x 103 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at right | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | 'Cancelled Plates', 1879 | |
| No. of States: | 1 | |
| Known impressions: | 18 | |
| Catalogues: | K.142; M.140; W.118 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (18) | ||
The Scotch Widow dates from 1875.
It was dated '75', possibly by Whistler, on one impression (
) for Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904). Avery lent this to an exhibition in 1881, describing it in the catalogue as '1875'. 1 Frederick Wedmore (1844-1921) also described it as 'A dry-point, done in 1875.' 2
The butterfly signature and drypoint technique confirm this date. Works of similar date include Fanny Leyland [135], Elinor Leyland [137], Florence Leyland [136], Agnes [146], The Little Velvet Dress [119] and The Silk Dress [151].
It was dated '75', possibly by Whistler, on one impression (
) for Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904). Avery lent this to an exhibition in 1881, describing it in the catalogue as '1875'. 1 Frederick Wedmore (1844-1921) also described it as 'A dry-point, done in 1875.' 2 The butterfly signature and drypoint technique confirm this date. Works of similar date include Fanny Leyland [135], Elinor Leyland [137], Florence Leyland [136], Agnes [146], The Little Velvet Dress [119] and The Silk Dress [151].
1: New York 1881 (cat. no. 137).
2: Wedmore 1886 A (cat. no. 118).