Blind Beggar and Companion

1622 or later

after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
French 17th Century

Artist

Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows two individuals from head to toe. The person on the left is facing right, hunched over with a stick for support. They have a bushy beard, wear a brimmed hat, short-cropped hair, and a long cloak. The person on the right is standing straight, facing forward, with a long, disheveled beard, wearing a head wrap and loose clothing. They hold a hat in one hand. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 14.5 × 9.6 cm (5 11/16 × 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.314

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 487, 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

Q65070257

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