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The Beggars

Boston Public Library
Accession no: W.996
State: 5/17

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:From the '1st Venice set' acquired from Knoedler's, New York, August 1923 ('For the set BAGEJ'); acquired by Alfred H. Wiggin (1868-1951); given to Boston Public Library, MA.  

 

Paper size:314 x 230 mm  
Plate mark size:302 x 210 mm  
Note on size:narrow margin, rough edges; sheet irregular, measured through centre  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):modern laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:none visible  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:moderate overall tone, with far doorway highlighted  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:a good clear impression in warm black ink, possibly a proof; good contrast in dark figure in passageway, man with hat in street  

 

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:left margin toward bottom: [shaded butterfly] imp.  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:pencil butterfly of ca 1880  
Collector's mark:'AHW' bird stamp (A. H. Wiggin, Lugt 2820a) on recto; pencil angular 'S' on top of an 'l' on recto, unidentified  
Dealers' stock nos:'c 26750' [probably Knoedler's]  
Misc inscriptions by others:'lA' (scribble)  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1940410  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.