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The Beggars

ca. 1880
19th century
304 x 212 mm (12 x 8.3 in.)

James McNeill Whistler, American, (1834–1903)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching and drypoint printed in brown ink on thin laid paper

State: Ninth of nine states

Print impression quality: Poor; from worn plate

Series: from set of twelve etchings Venice, Whistler, Twelve Etchings (The First Venice Set)

Edition: From the set “Venice, Whistler, Twelve Etchings,” known as the “First Venice Set,” published by the Fine Art Society, London, 1880

Marks: Signed in pencil on tab, lower left: butterfly monogram and “imp.”; inscribed, upper left: faint butterfly monogram as in Kennedy; inscribed in pencil on verso, lower right: “The Beggars” and butterfly monogram

Bibliography: Kennedy 194 ix/ix.

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1938

Accession Number: 1938.D1.44

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agriculture*, beggars*, genre*, labor*

agriculture - Science or art of cultivating the soil, harvesting crops, and raising livestock. W [April 1996 descriptor moved. November 1995 related term added. July 1993 descriptor moved. February 1991 alternate term added.]
beggars - Those who subsist by asking for alms. WCOL9 [December 1992 alternate term added. December 1990 descriptor added.]
genre - Use for pictorial representations, which may be in various media, that represent scenes or events from everyday life; usually used with another term such as "paintings" or "prints." [April 1991 descriptor moved.]
labor - Usage in the sense of physical work

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plate Dimensions: 304 x 212 mm (12 x 8.3 in.)

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James McNeill Whistler, American, (1834–1903) . The Beggars, ca. 1880. From Venice, Whistler, Twelve Etchings (The First Venice Set). Etching and drypoint printed in brown ink on thin laid paper. Ninth of nine states. plate : 304 x 212 mm (12 x 8.3 in.). DAC accession number 1938.D1.44. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1938. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: T. Rodriguez) .

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