Technique

The extreme wet-on-wet technique, particularly in the background, and the fine pointed brushwork used to fill in some areas, resemble Whistler's experimental work of the early 1880s. The artist's technique was probably affected by the need to work in a hurry. The focus is on the figures, their faces and hands, which were drawn sharply with a fine-pointed brush. The washes have formed rivulet patterns where they overlap.

Conservation History

The paper is slightly darkened at the edges.