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  • A woman in ragged clothing is carrying one child as another walks by her side. Etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux.
  • An old woman wearing a ragged coat leans against the stump of a tree holding a broom in her right hand and a hat in her left hand. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.
  • An old man in ragged clothes and a fur cap with a feather seen from behind walking with two sticks. Etching by Jan Georg van der Vliet, c. 1632.
  • Two blind beggars, one stands with a placard around his neck and hat, the other kneels with a dog on his lap. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
  • A 'kuttar' or line of blind beggars in a row, two other men in discussion, Kabul, Afghanistan. Coloured lithograph after L.W. Hart, 1843.
  • A one-legged beggar and former soldier approaches a wealthy clergyman for alms. Etching with engraving by John Collier, 1770.
  • A woman in ragged clothing. Etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux.
  • A bearded beggar with a misshapen left leg standing with two crutches. Etching possibly after J. Callot.
  • Two old women dressed in rags sharing the contents of a bowl. Etching possibly after J. Callot.
  • A beggar dressed in rags limping with the aid of a staff towards a village. Etching possibly after J. Callot.
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Poor
Begging
Poor older people
Hats
Crutches
Persons with Disabilities
Dogs
Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.)
Blind
Blindness