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The image shows two figures standing on a slightly elevated natural surface. On the left is an adult facing right and holding a staff or walking stick. This person is wearing a head covering and loose, draped clothing that reveals their bare feet. The figure on the right is a child dressed in similar clothing and a large brimmed hat obscuring their face. The child is standing slightly away from the adult. The background is simple with minimal details like horizontal lines and a few plants at the foreground edges.
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The image shows two figures standing on a slightly elevated natural surface. On the left is an adult facing right and holding a staff or walking stick. This person is wearing a head covering and loose, draped clothing that reveals their bare feet. The figure on the right is a child dressed in similar clothing and a large brimmed hat obscuring their face. The child is standing slightly away from the adult. The background is simple with minimal details like horizontal lines and a few plants at the foreground edges.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Beggar Woman and Child

after Jacques Callot

Date
17th century or later
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 11.2 × 7.9 cm (4 7/16 × 3 1/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1969.15.162
Credit line
R.L. Baumfeld Collection
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Mother and Child
  • Hat

NGA object ID 51306. 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.