Gretchen at Heidelberg |  Freer Gallery of Art (1898.226) | |
| Number: | 21 | |
| Date: | 1858 | |
| Medium: | etching | |
| Size: | 205 x 156 mm | |
| Signed: | 'Whistler' at upper left | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 1 | |
| Known impressions: | 4 | |
| Catalogues: | K.20; M.20; T.33; W.12 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (4) | ||
TECHNIQUE
Pure etching, with complex and varied areas of cross-hatching to indicate different materials on the young woman's dress, and areas of shading on the floor, walls and window.
PRINTING
The known prints are all good, clear impressions, three on laid paper (,
,
) and one on wove (). Three are in dark brown ink, and one in black ().