The Beggars, from 1879 to 1880

  • James Abbott McNeill Whistler, American, 1834 - 1903

Etching and drypoint

  • Overall: 11 15/16 × 8 3/16 inches (30.4 × 20.8 cm)

Museum Purchase, Dexter M. Ferry, Jr. Fund

2018.3

Signed, in plate, upper left, with remnant of Whistler's butterfly monogram; signed, in graphite, below the plate line, lower left, with Whistler's butterfly monogram, followed by the abbreviation "imp."

Marks, lower right: 159

(Susan Schulman Printseller, New York, New York, USA)

2018-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler, The Beggars, from 1879 to 1880, etching and drypoint. Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum Purchase, Dexter M. Ferry, Jr. Fund, 2018.3.