Beggar with Crutches and Cap

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows an elderly man walking. He is leaning forward and looking down. The man has a long beard, partially shadowed face, and aged features. He wears a wide-brimmed hat, a cloak with frayed edges, loose trousers, and rounded shoes. He holds a walking stick in his left hand. The background is simple.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 14 × 9 cm (5 1/2 × 3 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.495

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 482, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    The Beggars [Lieure 479-503]

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

Q65509375

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