The Beggars |  Art Institute of Chicago (1938.1862) | |
| Number: | 190 | |
| Date: | 1879/1880 | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint | |
| Size: | 307 x 212 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at upper left (1-3); replaced with new butterfly (4); redrawn (5-6); removed (8) | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | 'First Venice Set', 1880 | |
| No. of States: | 17 | |
| Known impressions: | 57 | |
| Catalogues: | K.194; M.191; W.159 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (57) | ||
The copper plate was large and close in size to San Biagio [237], San Giorgio [214] and Riva, No. 2 [230]. It was probably handmade for Whistler in Venice. 17 It was published in Venice, a Series of Twelve Etchings (the 'First Venice Set') by the Fine Art Society, London, in 1880.
The plate came with Whistler's estate to Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958), who arranged for the edition to be completed by Frederick Goulding (1842-1909). The plate was then cancelled with three parallel diagonal lines. Miss Philip gave the cancelled plate to the University of Glasgow in 1935.
The plate came with Whistler's estate to Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958), who arranged for the edition to be completed by Frederick Goulding (1842-1909). The plate was then cancelled with three parallel diagonal lines. Miss Philip gave the cancelled plate to the University of Glasgow in 1935.
17: Getscher 1970.