190The BeggarsNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1942.15.11 State: 12/17 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Given by Mr and Mrs J. Watson Webb to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, in memory of Mr and Mrs H. O. Havemeyer, 1942. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-2447 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | WW countermark |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with overall tone, wiped slightly cleaner at the top, over distant view at centre and at lower right |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks and tiny acid droplets, plus longer patches at upper left and considerable regular pitting over the dark shading at upper left, including areas with regular and directional foul biting, light foul biting over the woman's head and shoulders. |
| Print note: |
| 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: | 'Whistler / 1' (upside down) at lower left on the verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 40 to 58mm from left, height 8mm; butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1940705 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.