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190

The Beggars

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1942.15.11
State: 12/17

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:Given by Mr and Mrs J. Watson Webb to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, in memory of Mr and Mrs H. O. Havemeyer, 1942.  
Additional acq. no:B-2447  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:WW countermark  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:with overall tone, wiped slightly cleaner at the top, over distant view at centre and at lower right  
Note on foul biting:scattered flecks and tiny acid droplets, plus longer patches at upper left and considerable regular pitting over the dark shading at upper left, including areas with regular and directional foul biting, light foul biting over the woman's head and shoulders.  
Print note:  

 

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:'Whistler / 1' (upside down) at lower left on the verso  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:tab 40 to 58mm from left, height 8mm; butterfly of 1886  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K1940705  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.