190The BeggarsNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 7/17 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. |
| Paper size: | 312 x 223 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 303 x 216 or 210! mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | browned heavyweight |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | overall tone, wiped lighter in distant view, slightly uneven |
| Note on foul biting: | some dots and texturing |
| Print note: | a lot of burnishing - marks at centre bottom, and round door |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly 'imp' under platemark in pencil |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1880/1881 |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '139' top left |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1940409 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.