190The BeggarsHerbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, IthacaAccession no: 57.243 State: 17/17 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of William P. Chapman, Jr., Class of 1895. |
| Image credit: | Photo © Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock nos. A8897, a21617); E. G. Kennedy; William P. Chapman, Jr; bequeathed to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1957. |
| Paper size: | 309 x 211 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 306 x 211 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' (pre 1800) soiled at edges |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | illegible initials |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | even tone |
| Note on foul biting: | areas of flecks and texture |
| Print note: | considerable blurring of shape swith drypoint, foul biting, tone and paper |
| 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: | 'selected for E. G. Kennedy' / butterfly verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | butterfly of 1888/90s, tab 48-59mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'wpc jr' in graphite pencil on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 8897'; 'a 21617' crossed out. |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1940915 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.