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190

The Beggars

Hamburger Kunsthalle
Accession no: 30481
State: 17/17

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:  

 

Paper size:303 x 211 mm  
Plate mark size:303 x 211 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japanese  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:even light plate tone  
Note on foul biting:pitting right of figures on wall, near the top and left margins  
Print note:ink splash near bottom centre  

 

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:on tab  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:51 mm from left, 4 x 13; butterfly of 1889/1890s  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:verso lower right: brown seal of Hamburg with text 'KUNSTHALLE ZU HAMBURG' (Lugt 1233)  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:verso upper right: 'VI 12'; '30481' (acc. no.); centre: '1'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1940912  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.