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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.

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.

A sitting blind beggar sells 'love sonnets' to obtain money with a boy. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.

An old woman dressed in rags holding a rosary in her right hand and a staff in her left. Etching possibly after J. Callot.

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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.

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.

A sitting blind beggar sells 'love sonnets' to obtain money with a boy. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.

An old woman dressed in rags holding a rosary in her right hand and a staff in her left. Etching possibly after J. Callot.

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.