190The BeggarsScottish National Gallery , EdinburghAccession no: ENGLISH 870 State: 17/17 |
| Collection credit: | Scottish National Gallery |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Mrs Thomas Barclay to the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1940. |
| Additional acq. no: | P.386 |
| Paper size: | 309 x 211 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 305 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: | More tone at edges and foreground, lighter in distance though with a lot of soft texture |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Good impression, with even shading, possibly rubbed down a bit |
| 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: | n/a |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 43-55 from left, pencil butterfly of 1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1940907 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.