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The image shows an elderly person standing in profile, using a walking stick for support. They are wearing a long robe and a headscarf, with no distinct footwear. The person holds a shallow object in one hand, with liquid dripping from it.
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The image shows an elderly person standing in profile, using a walking stick for support. They are wearing a long robe and a headscarf, with no distinct footwear. The person holds a shallow object in one hand, with liquid dripping from it.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Beggar Woman with Pan

Jacques Callot

Date
c. 1622
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 13.9 × 8.8 cm (5 1/2 × 3 7/16 in.) sheet: 14.8 × 9.7 cm (5 13/16 × 3 13/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1949.5.300
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
The Beggars [Lieure 479-503]

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Woman
  • Food

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