The Beggars, from First Venice Set

JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER (1834-1903) The Beggars, from First Venice Set etching and drypoint, on laid paper, 1879-1880, Glasgow's seventeenth (final) state, signed with the artist's butterfly in pencil on the tab, one of 57 known impressions, published by the Fine Art Society, London, 1880, trimmed to the platemark, framed Image: 12 1⁄8 x 8 3⁄8 in. (308 x 213 mm.) Sheet: 12 ¼ x 8 3⁄8 in. (311 x 213 mm.)