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The image shows an elderly person standing in profile, holding a cane in one hand and a container in the other. The person has a hood or headscarf covering their hair, and is wearing a long robe tied at the waist with a sash. The background is plain.
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The image shows an elderly person standing in profile, holding a cane in one hand and a container in the other. The person has a hood or headscarf covering their hair, and is wearing a long robe tied at the waist with a sash. The background is plain.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Beggar Woman with Pan

Jacques Callot

Date
c. 1622
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 13.8 × 8.3 cm (5 7/16 × 3 1/4 in.) sheet: 14.5 × 9.7 cm (5 11/16 × 3 13/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1969.15.511
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

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