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Jubilee Place, Chelsea

Impression: Hunterian Art Gallery
Hunterian Art Gallery
(46627)
Number: 276
Date: 1887
Medium: etching
Size: 143 x 222 mm
Signed: butterfly at upper left
Inscribed: no
Set/Publication: no
No. of States: 1
Known impressions: 7
Catalogues: K.274; M.327
Impressions taken from this plate  (7)

TECHNIQUE

The plate for Jubilee Place, Chelsea was executed in pure etching, and there is evidence of foul biting throughout the image in the form of scattered dots and flecks.

PRINTING

Impressions are on a variety of papers. One is in dark brown ink on ivory laid paper with a crowned 'GR' countermark (the Pro Patria / MVD countermark) (Graphic with a link to impression #K2740105), and two on cream 'antique' (pre-1800) laid paper with the countermark 'PD' (Graphic with a link to impression #K2740106,Graphic with a link to impression #K2740108). Others were in black ink, one on ivory laid paper with a foolscap watermark (Graphic with a link to impression #K2740104) and two on Japan paper (Graphic with a link to impression #K2740107, Graphic with a link to impression #K2740201). All are trimmed to the platemark and signed on a tab with a butterfly and 'imp.' to show that Whistler had printed them.