Whistler, James A. M. RAG PICKERS, QUARTIER MOUFFETARD, PARIS. G. 29, K.23. Etching and drypoint, 1856/8. the fifth state of five, after the addition of the two figures (a girl seated on the bed, and a boy standing). Signed and dated 1858 along the right side, about 1/3 of the way up the sheet. Printed on thin laid tissue. 6 x 3 1/2 inches (plate), 7 3/4 x 4 7/8 inches (sheet). In excellent condition. The Quartier Mouffetard was a neighborhood in the 5th Arondissement (the Latin Quarter) which was very poor and rund-down.
