Beggar with Crutches and Sack

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image depicts a man standing upright, leaning slightly forward, with arms bent at the elbows. He is holding a crutch under each arm for support. The man has a beard, mustache, and hair partly covered by a bandage or headband. He wears a tattered cloak with visible tears and fraying, over layered and worn clothing. He does not wear any jewelry. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.8 × 8.9 cm (5 7/16 × 3 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 14.6 × 9.6 cm (5 3/4 × 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.290

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 488, 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

Q65075418

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