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190

The Beggars

Scottish National Gallery , Edinburgh
Accession no: ENGLISH 870
State: 17/17

Collection credit:Scottish National Gallery  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Bequeathed by Mrs Thomas Barclay to the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1940.  
Additional acq. no:P.386  

 

Paper size:309 x 211 mm  
Plate mark size:305 x 211 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japanese  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:Dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:More tone at edges and foreground, lighter in distance though with a lot of soft texture  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:Good impression, with even shading, possibly rubbed down a bit  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:n/a  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:43-55 from left, pencil butterfly of 1890s  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:n/a  
Dealers' stock nos:n/a  
Misc inscriptions by others:n/a  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1940907  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.