James Abott Mc Neil WHISTLER
1834 - 1903
Chelsea Rags
1888
Lithographic transfer
180 × 159 mm, margins 376 × 257 mm
Fine impression on ivory laid paper, only state, of the posthumous edition printed to 47 impressions, published by Goulding the 17 of february 1904 (the contemporary edition of 1888 was printed to 13 impressions).
Watermark: O.W.P. & A.C.L. (S., S., T. fil. n° 220, typical of posthumous impressions)
Reference: Way 22, Spink, Stratis et Tedeschi 26
Way printed 500-1000 impressions for the revue The Albemarle 1, n° 1, in january en 1892.
The lithographic stone was scratch in 1904.