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The image shows a person standing upright, slightly turned to their right. The person has pronounced facial features with a prominent nose and short hair. They are dressed in a long robe with a sash and sturdy footwear. They hold a basket filled with rosaries, some with crosses attached, with a cloth draped over the edge of the basket. The background is plain.
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The image shows a person standing upright, slightly turned to their right. The person has pronounced facial features with a prominent nose and short hair. They are dressed in a long robe with a sash and sturdy footwear. They hold a basket filled with rosaries, some with crosses attached, with a cloth draped over the edge of the basket. The background is plain.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Betenkrämer / Marchand de Chapelets (Rosary Peddler)

Carl Conti, after Johann Christian Brand

Date
1775
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 47 × 34.3 cm (18 1/2 × 13 1/2 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.16.2
Credit line
Purchased as an Anonymous Gift
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Zeichnungen nach dem gemeinen Volke besonders Der Kaufruf in Wien / Etudes prises dans le bas peuple et principalement Les cris de Vienne (Cries of Vienna)
Provenance

(Andrew Edmunds, London); purchased 2015 by NGA.

Inscription

lower left in pate: Gezeichnet v. C. Brand Prof./ lower right in plate: Gestochen v Carl Conti; lower center in plate: Betenkrämer / Marchand de Chapelets

Marks

none

NGA object ID 167162. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.