Eight Beggars

1630

Wenceslaus Hollar after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of several figures dressed in long coats, hats, and with walking sticks, standing and walking in an outdoor setting. The scene features a group of figures with detailed textures, capturing fabric folds and expressions. There are varying postures among the figures, with some holding tall staffs while others seem to be in conversation or contemplation. The background reveals a sparse landscape with distant figures. The overall composition emphasizes the individuality of the figures while maintaining unity within the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 8.6 × 26 cm (3 3/8 × 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 81, State only

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 43, repro.

Bibliography

1982

  • Pennington, Richard. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etched Work of Wenceslaus Hollar 1607-1677. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Wenceslaus Hollar, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 81, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q65512305

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