Three Pairs of Beggars with Babies

1660s

Jacob Weyer

Associated Names
Jacob Weyer

Artist, German, active 1645 - 1670

The image shows a drawing of four figures - three standing and one seated. The standing figures each carry a child on their back. The figure on the left is slightly bent forward and holds a walking stick, wearing a hat or cloth over their head. The middle figure stands upright, holding a child in front and another on their back. The figure on the right is older with a long beard, holding a walking stick and carrying a child. The seated figure faces the standing group, holding a child, and wearing layered clothing. The background is plain, with the figures drawn in a reddish-brown tone on a light cream-colored paper.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Johan Conrad Spengler [1767-1839], Copenhagen (Lugt 1434)(?). (sale, Christies New York, 24 January 2017, no. 87, bought in). Ivan E. Phillips, New York; gift to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: 5311; by later hand, upper center verso in graphite: Overfuss(?) f.; by later hand, center verso in black chalk: P5 1

Wikidata ID

Q64580041

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