190The BeggarsNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8528 State: 14/17 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 59645). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10592 |
| 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: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with overall tone, wiped very slightly cleaner at the top, over distant view and over figures at lower right |
| Note on foul biting: | as per 1942.15.11 plus light foul biting over the head and shoulders of the child |
| Print note: | the man's legs differ from Kennedy's reproduction of state eight but that appears to be the result of inking rather than intaglio work. A late impression in warm black ink. |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 131 to 141mm from left; height 5mm; butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 59645' at lower left on verso over another erased 'a' number, possibly '60657' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K.127' at lower left on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1940805 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.