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The image shows an elderly man standing in profile, leaning slightly forward. He has a long, bushy beard and a bald head with some hair around the crown. The man is draped in a long cloak, wearing layered clothing and boots. He is holding a staff in one hand and a small bucket or container in the other. The background is plain.
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The image shows an elderly man standing in profile, leaning slightly forward. He has a long, bushy beard and a bald head with some hair around the crown. The man is draped in a long cloak, wearing layered clothing and boots. He is holding a staff in one hand and a small bucket or container in the other. The background is plain.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Beggar with Pot

Jacques Callot

Date
c. 1622
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 14 × 18.8 cm (5 1/2 × 7 3/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1969.15.497
Credit line
R.L. Baumfeld 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
  • Portrait
  • Man
  • pottery

NGA object ID 51652. 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.