Merton Villa, Chelsea |  Freer Gallery of Art (1888.18) | |
| Number: | 381 | |
| Date: | 1888 | |
| Medium: | etching | |
| Size: | 153 x 230 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at left | |
| Inscribed: | 'to Trix - / Merton Villa / Chelsea' at lower left | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 1 | |
| Known impressions: | 2 | |
| Catalogues: | K.277; M.273 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (2) | ||
Merton Villa, Chelsea probably dates from the spring of 1888. The butterfly signature is consistent with this date. It was first recorded as sold on 29 June 1888. 1 It was dedicated to 'Trix', Whistler's wife-to-be, Beatrice Whistler (1857-1896); they were married in August 1888.
1: Whistler to Wunderlich's, GUW #13052.