Two Beggars with Their Dog

c. 1728

Paul Troger

Associated Names
Paul Troger

Artist, Austrian, 1698 - 1762

The sketch depicts two figures standing side by side, shown from head to toe. They have long noses, beards, and hair, and are leaning slightly forward. Both figures have minimal clothing. A small dog with long fur is near their feet. The background consists of light sketch marks, with circular and flowing swirls.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 34.3 x 22.8 cm (13 1/2 x 9 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.90.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leopold Blumka [1897-1973], 1958; Winslow and Anna Ames (Lugt Supp. 2602a), Saunderstown, RI; purchased 1981 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1973

  • One Hundred Master Drawings from New England Private Collections, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford; Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College; Museum of Fine Art, Boston, 1973-1974, no. 31.

Bibliography

1973

  • Robinson 1973, no. 31.

1989

  • Kaufmann 1989, no. 74.

Inscriptions

in other hand, lower right verso in graphite: Troger

Wikidata ID

Q64619139

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