Nocturne: Cremorne Gardens, No. 3 probably dates from between 1875 and 1877. 1

On 18 September 1875, Whistler's mother Anna Matilda Whistler (1804-1881) mentioned Whistler's 'Moonlight pictures', including 'one lately finished of Cremorne Gardens at Chelsea.' 2

Nocturne: Cremorne Gardens, No. 3, Freer Gallery of Art

Cremorne, No. 1, Fogg Art Museum

Cremorne Gardens, Chelsea, was closed to the public in 1877, so Whistler's series of six known nocturnal paintings of them must date from before then. Cremorne, No. 1 [YMSM 163], Cremorne Gardens, No. 2 [YMSM 164] and Nocturne: Cremorne Gardens, No. 3 [YMSM 165] are very close in date, technique and treatment of the subject.