190The BeggarsBoston Public LibraryAccession no: W.996 State: 5/17 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | From the '1st Venice set' acquired from Knoedler's, New York, August 1923 ('For the set BAGEJ'); acquired by Alfred H. Wiggin (1868-1951); given to Boston Public Library, MA. |
| Paper size: | 314 x 230 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 302 x 210 mm |
| Note on size: | narrow margin, rough edges; sheet irregular, measured through centre |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | modern laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none visible |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | moderate overall tone, with far doorway highlighted |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | a good clear impression in warm black ink, possibly a proof; good contrast in dark figure in passageway, man with hat in street |
| 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: | left margin toward bottom: [shaded butterfly] imp. |
| 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 ca 1880 |
| Collector's mark: | 'AHW' bird stamp (A. H. Wiggin, Lugt 2820a) on recto; pencil angular 'S' on top of an 'l' on recto, unidentified |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c 26750' [probably Knoedler's] |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'lA' (scribble) |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1940410 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.