Theodore Roussel (1847-1926) Little Girls and Perambulators Etching, 1888-89, trimmed to the platemark as issued, signed in pencil on the tab; accompanied by the original copper plate Sheet: 6.4 x 8.9 cm Literature: Hausberg 13 Roussel was born in Brittany and came to England after serving in the Franco-Prussian War and settled in London in 1878. He met Whistler in 1885 and they became lifelong friends. Roussel made a sensational debut at the New English Art Club in 1887 with his painting The Reading Girl. Based in Chelsea, then acquiring a home in Parsons Green, West London he created fine etchings of London and the activities on the streets. Like Whistler, he often trimmed these around the subject and left a small tab below for his signature