Cottage Door |  Freer Gallery of Art (1888.1) | |
| Number: | 252 | |
| Date: | 1886 | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint | |
| Size: | 68 x 100 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at upper left | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 2 | |
| Known impressions: | 8 | |
| Catalogues: | K.250; M.246; W.204 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (8) | ||
Cottage Door probably dates from early August 1886. when Whistler visited Cumberland, staying until, as he said, 'I had enough of that sort of fresh air!'. 1
The etched butterfly is of a type used about 1885-1886, and the etching itself was first catalogued by Wedmore in 1886. 2
Comparable subjects of around this date include The Village Sweet Shop [266] and Little Steps, Chelsea [269].
The etched butterfly is of a type used about 1885-1886, and the etching itself was first catalogued by Wedmore in 1886. 2
Comparable subjects of around this date include The Village Sweet Shop [266] and Little Steps, Chelsea [269].
1: Whistler to H. Whistler, [16 August 1886], GUW #06709.
2: Wedmore 1886 A (cat. no. 204).