The Courtyard, Brussels |  Art Institute of Chicago (1938.1870) | |
| Number: | 345 | |
| Date: | 1887 | |
| Medium: | etching | |
| Size: | 215 x 126 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at right | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 1 | |
| Known impressions: | 7 | |
| Catalogues: | K.355; M.353; W.250 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (7) | ||
The Courtyard, Brussels dates from 1887. Whistler was in Brussels in mid-September 1887. The butterfly signature is consistent with this date. It was first sold on 21 December 1887. 1
His Brussels etchings include Flower Market, Brussels [339], Gold House, Brussels [336], Palaces, Brussels [338], Grand'Place, Brussels [335] and House of the Swan, Brussels [337].
His Brussels etchings include Flower Market, Brussels [339], Gold House, Brussels [336], Palaces, Brussels [338], Grand'Place, Brussels [335] and House of the Swan, Brussels [337].
1: Whistler to T. McLean, 21 December 1887, GUW #13017.