Gates, City, London |  Library of Congress (FP-XIX-W576, no. 283) | |
| Number: | 280 | |
| Date: | 1887 | |
| Medium: | etching | |
| Size: | 133 x 97 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at left | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 1 | |
| Known impressions: | 2 | |
| Catalogues: | K.283; M.279 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (2) | ||
Gates, City, London dates from 1887. The butterfly signature is consistent with this date.
The copper plate is very close in size to several other plates such as
Booth at a Fair 257 and
The Little Nurse, Grays Inn 286, including some that definitely date from 1887, such as Return to Tilbury 311.
It is one of a series of etchings made in and around Grey's Inn at this date, including Doorway, Gray's Inn 289 and The Steps, Gray's Inn 282.