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Beggars

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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.
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    A man begging for alms at the side of a road is holding out his cap to a traveller on horseback. Engraving by James Peake, 1777, after J. Courtois, il Borgognone.

    Courtois, Jacques. | Date: May 1st 1777 | Reference: 32228i
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    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.

    Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833. | Date: 31 December 1815 | Reference: 44015i
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    A sitting blind beggar sells 'love sonnets' to obtain money with a boy. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.

    Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833. | Date: 30 April 1816 | Reference: 16450i
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    An old woman dressed in rags holding a rosary in her right hand and a staff in her left. Etching possibly after J. Callot.

    Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635. | Reference: 43815i
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    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.

    Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833. | Date: 30 May 1816 | Reference: 16451i
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