Beggar with Crutches and Cap

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows an individual in a bent posture, using two canes for support. The person has a long beard, a visible nose, long, bushy hair, and is wearing a wide-brimmed hat, a cloak or coat that reaches below the knees, loose-fitting pants, and shoes. The coat sleeves are long, and the person is holding a cane in each hand. There are no visible pieces of jewelry. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.7 × 8.8 cm (5 3/8 × 3 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 14.5 × 9.6 cm (5 11/16 × 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.284

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 482, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    The Beggars [Lieure 479-503]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1924

  • Lieure, J. Jacques Callot. 5 vols. Paris: Editions de la Gazette des Beaux Arts, 1924-1927. Reprint. 8 vols. New York: Collectors' Editions, 1969.

Wikidata ID

Q65075400

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