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The Beggars

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46827
State: 17/17

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Printed by Frederick Goulding (1842-1909); bequeathed by Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow, 1958.  

 

Paper size:353 x 251 mm  
Plate mark size:305 x 209 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:strong, soft paper, very distinct platemark with bulging edges  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:'D' (illegible)  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:plate tone, central light square wiped clean  
Note on foul biting:minor foul biting bottom centre, on wooden beams, near left margin  
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:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):'F. Goulding Printer / Nov. 27.1903' on verso in ink.  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Beggars (Goulding printing) R. P.' ; 'a' or 'o' on verso bottom left, probably by R. Birnie Philip.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1940904  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.