190The BeggarsArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1934.611 State: 4/17 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; passed to his wife; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1934. |
| Paper size: | 314 x 212 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 304 x 211 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'Pro Patria' |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | spots of foul biting |
| Print note: | Check for tonal medium on the figures at left and right in the distance (open bite/lavis?); scratches at lower right may be the result of scraping in that area? |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (faint) |
| 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: | pencil butterfly dates from 1879/1880 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | Initials {W.W. or W.D. or W.L. or ?) at lower right verso; possibly collector's intials? |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1940302 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.