James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Etching is “the act or process of making designs or pictures on a metal plate, glass, etc., by the corrosive action of an acid instead of by a burin.”¹ This short story talks about the etchings made by the American artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler ². He was active in the 19^th century and known, amongst other arts, for “his brilliant etchings and lithographs.”³