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The image shows an elderly person walking with a cane in their right hand and carrying a small pot in their left hand. They are slightly hunched over and wearing a headscarf, a long dress with long sleeves, and an apron. The background includes stone walls and sparse vegetation, with a small bush in the foreground.
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The image shows an elderly person walking with a cane in their right hand and carrying a small pot in their left hand. They are slightly hunched over and wearing a headscarf, a long dress with long sleeves, and an apron. The background includes stone walls and sparse vegetation, with a small bush in the foreground.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Beggar Woman

after Jacques Callot

Date
17th century or later
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 11.5 × 8 cm (4 1/2 × 3 1/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1969.15.161
Credit line
R.L. Baumfeld Collection
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Woman
  • Tree
  • Building

NGA object ID 51305. 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.