The Slipper |  Hunterian Art Gallery (46715) | |
| Number: | 43 | |
| Date: | 1859 | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint | |
| Size: | 120 x 80 mm | |
| Signed: | 'Whistler -' at lower right | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 2 | |
| Known impressions: | 26 | |
| Catalogues: | K.28; M.28; T.29; W.29 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (26) | ||
The Slipper probably dates from 1859. Thomas wrote that it was 'etched in France about 1859 ... retouched in England in 1861.' 1
Similarly, Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904) described it - twenty years after - as 'Plate retouched and altered, 1861.' 2
Lochnan suggested it was printed in late November/December 1859, in a room newly set up with a printing press on the top floor at 62 Sloane Street, the residence of Francis Seymour Haden, Sr (1818-1910). She associated it with Auguste Delâtre, Printer [28] and The Wine Glass [38], and felt all three were influenced by Whistler's access to and study of the collection of etchings by Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn (1617-1681) owned by Haden. 3
Similarly, Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904) described it - twenty years after - as 'Plate retouched and altered, 1861.' 2
Lochnan suggested it was printed in late November/December 1859, in a room newly set up with a printing press on the top floor at 62 Sloane Street, the residence of Francis Seymour Haden, Sr (1818-1910). She associated it with Auguste Delâtre, Printer [28] and The Wine Glass [38], and felt all three were influenced by Whistler's access to and study of the collection of etchings by Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn (1617-1681) owned by Haden. 3