Beggar with a Stick

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image depicts a man walking. He is shown in a side view, leaning forward and using a walking stick. The man has a detailed face with a long beard and expressive features. His hair is messy and pushed back. He wears a loose, rugged outfit with a robe or tunic, pants, and worn-out shoes. The background is plain, focusing on the man in the drawing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.8 × 8.8 cm (5 7/16 × 3 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 14.6 × 9.6 cm (5 3/4 × 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.299

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 497, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    The Beggars [Lieure 479-503]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 39, repro.

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

Q65075504

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