190The BeggarsVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: Circ.636-1968 State: 17/17 |
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Provenance: | Printed by Frederick Goulding (1842-1909), London in 1903; bequeathed by Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow, 1958; sold through P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., July 1968; bought by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 27 August 1968, £120.0.0. |
Additional acq. no: | EE.1C |
Paper size: | 378 x 252 mm |
Plate mark size: | 304 x 210 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
Colour of the paper: | cream |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Japanese |
Note on the paper: | effect of laid lines |
Tab?: | no |
Watermarks: | n/a |
Medium: | etching and drypoint |
Ink colour: | dark brown |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | generally even, medium plate tone |
Note on foul biting: | pitting in beams |
Print note: | the central parts of the figures appear fuzzy |
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 pencil. |
Notes on inscriptions: | inscr. source: V&A catalogue online |
Collector's mark: | n/a |
Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K1940908 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.