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From Agnes Sorel's Walk

1888
Etching and drypoint on laid paper (countermark, 'HK')
K.385 (1/1)
The Whistler Estate, presented by Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1935
Hunterian Art Gallery, GLAHA 46639

This elaborate etching is a panoramic view from the ramparts at Loches, looking out over the river Indres. Agnes Sorel, the official mistress of King Charles VII, is buried in the château. The etching was never published and is very rare; there are only three known impressions. It forms part of Whistler's so-called 'Renaissance Set', a series of views of buildings visited on the Whistlers' honeymoon.