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Description: | Unframed (1) s. in plate with butterfly; b.l.
(2) inscr. in ink by Whistler; on envelope "Chateau St. Germain / Touraine" CRE WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) This is a copper etching plate. Whistler married the widow of E. W. Godwin, Beatrix Godwin, in August, 1888. Their honeymoon tour took them through the Loire area of France, where Whistler used the 34 grounded copper plates he had taken with him to capture views and buildings that appealed to him as they went. The couple viewed a number of chateaux as well as travelling through the picturesque towns of Touraine.
Birnie Philip Gift, 1935, not lendable. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | RENAISANCE ARCHITECTURE : GARDEN : CANCELLED PLATE : FRANCE : WHISTLER CENTENARY : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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