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The image shows a full-body profile of a person standing and leaning forward slightly while holding a walking stick in their right hand. Their head is inclined downward, with aged features on their face. The person wears a hooded garment covering their hair and a long robe reaching the ground. They hold a rosary in their left hand, with a visible cross at the end. The background is plain.
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The image shows a full-body profile of a person standing and leaning forward slightly while holding a walking stick in their right hand. Their head is inclined downward, with aged features on their face. The person wears a hooded garment covering their hair and a long robe reaching the ground. They hold a rosary in their left hand, with a visible cross at the end. The background is plain.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Beggar Woman with Rosary

Jacques Callot

Date
c. 1622
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 13.3 × 9 cm (5 1/4 × 3 9/16 in.) sheet: 20.7 × 15.1 cm (8 1/8 × 5 15/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1969.15.498
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
  • Woman
  • Costume

NGA object ID 51653. 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.