190The BeggarsNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8527 State: 5/17 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Knoedler & Co., New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10591 |
| 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: | partial 1814 / 2 (Chicago watermark 325) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | printed with light to medium tone on the walls and pavement the distant view and two figures at right wiped cleaner. |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks and tiny acid droplets. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly at lower right on the verso with inscription |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Very early state' at lower right on the verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 38 - 58mm 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: | 'MK 31375'; '20526' crossed out; '16213 MK.' (crossed out) on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Mm.' at lower right on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1940406 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.