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Wild West: Indians

Impression: Hunterian Art Gallery
Hunterian Art Gallery
(46917)
Number: 293
Date: 1887
Medium: etching and drypoint
Size: 82 x 185 mm
Signed: butterfly at lower left
Inscribed: no
Set/Publication: no
No. of States: 1
Known impressions: 5
Catalogues: K.314; M.308; W.228
Impressions taken from this plate  (5)

TECHNIQUE

This is almost entirely etching but there are a few diagonal drypoint lines among the shading on the centre of the grandstand.

PRINTING

Not many impressions were printed. The first proof of Wild West: Indians was printed in dark brown ink on cream laid paper removed from a book (). Others are in black ink on cream 'antique' (pre-1800) laid paper (), and in dark brown ink on cream fibrous laid paper (). Most are trimmed to the platemark and signed on a tab with Whistler's butterfly and 'imp.' to show that he had printed them. However, one, printed slightly askew in black ink on off-white wove paper, is not trimmed, although it is both signed and inscribed with a title 'The Orator, Buffalo Bill.' ().