Beggar with Rosary

1622 or later

after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
French 17th Century

Artist

Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a full-length figure of a person standing and slightly hunched over. The individual is holding a hat in one hand and the other arm is hanging by their side. The person has a full beard and their hair appears somewhat unkempt and short. They are wearing a flowing garment, with layered clothing visible underneath. Around the person's neck hangs a long string of large beads with a cross attached at the end. The background is a plain, textured surface that keeps the focus on the individual.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 14.3 × 9.3 cm (5 5/8 × 3 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.316

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 489, 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

Q65070262

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