190The BeggarsColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 017.2011 State: 2/17 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, 1907 (stock no. a 44704). Listed by E. G. Kennedy in 1910 as owned by Obach & Co. Private Collection, Massachusetts; sold at auction, Swann, New York, 28 April 2011 (lot 218). Given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College Museum of Art. |
| Paper size: | 305/309 x 212 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 307 x 211 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | dark cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | thick |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 45-60mm from left; butterfly of 1886/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'l / u' (upside down u) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 44704' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'OHOQ' ; 'This early state is before so many alterations that it may be called a different etching from the published state. / Undescribed by Wedmore.' on verso. |
| Source of information: | Dealer's records |
| ID: | K1940205 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.