Model Seated |  Freer Gallery of Art (1898.348) | |
| Number: | 104 | |
| Date: | 1871/1873 | |
| Medium: | drypoint | |
| Size: | 205 x 142 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at left | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 2 | |
| Known impressions: | 4 | |
| Catalogues: | K.118; M.117; W.103 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (4) | ||
Model Seated dates from 1871/1873. The butterfly signature is of a very early form, suggesting this date.
It may be the study listed as 'Seated Girl 1871' by Beatrice Whistler (1857-1896) but this is not certain and since this was written some 20 years later, in the 1890s, it cannot be relied on. 1
It may be the study listed as 'Seated Girl 1871' by Beatrice Whistler (1857-1896) but this is not certain and since this was written some 20 years later, in the 1890s, it cannot be relied on. 1
1: List, [1890/1892], GUW #12715.
Whistler signed and dated one impression 'Whistler - 73 -' in pencil on recto (
). Although this may refer to the date of his signature, it confirms an early date for this drypoint.
). Although this may refer to the date of his signature, it confirms an early date for this drypoint.