Fat Beggar with Eyes Cast Down

1622 or later

after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
French 17th Century

Artist

Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

The image features a drawing of an elderly man standing upright. He is holding a stick with one hand, dressed in a long cloak and pants. He has a beard, furrowed brow, and wears a cap. The background is plain, with no other visible elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.6 × 8.2 cm (5 3/8 × 3 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 14.3 × 9.5 cm (5 5/8 × 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.326

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 499, 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

Q65070300

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