Beggar with Wooden Leg

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image depicts a person standing and leaning forward. The individual is using two crutches for support and has a long, pointed beard. They are wearing a wide-brimmed hat with a large feather, a long-sleeved shirt, layered garments, a pouch hanging at their side, and a sandal on one foot. The other foot is hidden, suggesting a wooden prosthetic leg. The background is plain and featureless, focusing the view solely on the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.7 x 8.8 cm (5 3/8 x 3 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 14.6 x 9.6 cm (5 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.294

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 493, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1995

  • Imitation and Invention: Old Master Prints and Their Sources, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

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

Q65075488

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