Beggar with Pot

1622 or later

after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
French 17th Century

Artist

Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

The image depicts an elderly man standing, slightly hunched over, holding a walking stick in one hand and a bundle of cloth in the other. He has prominent facial features, deep lines on his face, a beard, sparse and unkempt hair, and wears loose-fitting clothing, including a cloak or heavy garment draped over his shoulders, layered garments, and large boots. The man carries a bundle and is situated against a plain background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 14.3 × 9.1 cm (5 5/8 × 3 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.311

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 484, State copy

  • Series Title

    The Beggars [set of 24 copies: 1949.5.307-330]

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

Q65070253

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