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Finette

1859
Drypoint on laid paper (watermark, possibly 'VAN GELDER')
K.58 (cancelled)
The Whistler Estate, presented by Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1935
Hunterian Art Gallery, GLAHA 50304

Whistler scraped out the face, possibly as a prelude to reworking the copper plate. The plate was heavily inked to obtain the maximum strength from the fading drypoint lines, producing a remarkable strong image. This battered impression was trimmed and stuck down on the envelope containing the cancelled copper plate.