190The BeggarsLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 194 State: 4/17 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | Hubbard Collection. Acquired by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 316 x 213 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 303 x 210 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | more tone at the edges and shadow than in distant view |
| Note on foul biting: | considerable; scraper marks in foreground |
| Print note: | Appears to be a proof printed in Venice-- black ink on heavy laid paper. Probably a new state but difficult to determine because the lines in Kennedy's illustrations are not sharp and clear. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (faint) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly 'imp -' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of ca 1880 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1879/1881 |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '24314' at lower right verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '316' at lower left verso; Kennedy number and state at lower centre verso; 'nv-' at lower right verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1940306 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.