Men and Women Beggars

1630

Wenceslaus Hollar after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows seven individuals standing in a row, each holding a walking stick. They are dressed in long robes and draped in layers of cloth that cover them from neck to ankle. The first person on the left wears a tall hat and has a bushy beard. The second person has a turban-like head covering and a long cloak. The third person also wears a head covering and holds onto their stick with both hands. The fourth figure wears a simple cap. The fifth person is slightly bent forward, holding a walking stick and a rosary in one hand. The sixth person holds a begging bowl in one hand, draped in heavy clothing and a hood. The last person on the right is also clad in layers and holds a stick with a drooped demeanor. A small dog sits at the feet of the second individual from the left. In the background, the landscape features open fields with sparse vegetation and two distant figures walking, indicating a rural setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 8.5 × 25.3 cm (3 3/8 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 82, State only


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 44, 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. 82, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q65512306

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