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) | ||
STATE
Two states are known.
State 1
Signed 'Whistler -' at lower right.
The woman's nose is straight, and the pillow on the right has a prominent zigzag pattern.
State 2
The face has been redrawn and the woman is looking more to her right, away from the viewer; drypoint shading is added on the face, which is lit more strongly from upper right; her nose is retroussé; her hair falls lower over the forehead and spreads in curls over the pillow; she has a dark frilly trim on her collar or sleeve; the folds are extended at upper right on the curtain; the pillow on the right is enlarged, and is white; the pillow behind her head is darkened; a small area with shaded patches is on the lower right side of the bed.