Beggar with Bare Head and Feet

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The drawing shows a man standing slightly turned to the side, with a hunched posture and arms wrapped in a tattered cloak. His face has detailed facial features including a beard and tousled hair. The clothing is ragged and 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: 14.7 × 9.5 cm (5 13/16 × 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.292

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 490, 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

Q65075482

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