190The BeggarsArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1954.53 State: 14/17 |  |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Stanley Field |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Given by Stanley Field to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1954. |
| Additional acq. no: | RX 1117 |
| Paper size: | 310 x 210 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 305 x 210 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | thin laid 'modern' |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | Dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | difficult to distinguish areas of plate tone from possible tonal media on this impression; printed with plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Check for Lalanne's 'mottled tint' in some areas of masonry around the doorway and for open bite/lavis on the timbers of the opening and the faces and shoulders of the beggar woman and child. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (very 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 1887/1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | artist, title, and Kennedy number at lower left and lower centre verso; 'CTE/CA/R' at lower right verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1940802 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.