190The BeggarsUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann ArborAccession no: 1954/1.382 State: 11/17 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker |
| Image credit: | Photo © The University of Michigan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Margaret Selkirk Watson Parker (1867-1936), Detroit, MI; bequeathed to the University of Michigan Art Museum, MI, 1954. |
| Paper size: | 315 x 214 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 309 x 214 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | watermark not clear in available light |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'V C H' [museum records] |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Light tone, particularly down left and right sides |
| Note on foul biting: | considerable on the masonry, foreground, etc. |
| Print note: |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly on tab of 1886/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1888/1889 |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '132' at lower right on the verso; titled at lower cernte on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1940703 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.