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Etching of a cloaked beggar in a tall hat leaning on a staff, holding a cup, with a small shaggy dog sitting beside him on the right.

Les Gueux / Les Mendiants / Les Baroni / Les Barons

An etching of a ragged beggar standing full length in a draped cloak and tall brimmed hat, leaning on a long staff and holding a cup at his waist. A shaggy dog sits beside him at right against a bare, lightly shaded ground, with fine hatched lines defining the cloth and figure.

Artist
Jacques Callot
Date
1622-1623
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2604 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1623.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Les Gueux (Los mendigos) de Jacques Callot, 1622-1623

Un grabado al aguafuerte de un mendigo harapiento de cuerpo entero, con capa drapeada y sombrero alto de ala ancha, apoyado en un bastón largo y sosteniendo una taza a la altura de la cintura. Un perro peludo está sentado junto a él, a la derecha, sobre un suelo desnudo y ligeramente sombreado, con finas líneas de trama que definen la tela y la figura.

Português: Les Gueux (Os mendigos) de Jacques Callot, 1622-1623

Uma gravura em água-forte de um mendigo maltrapilho de corpo inteiro, com capa drapeada e chapéu alto de aba larga, apoiado em um bastão longo e segurando uma caneca na altura da cintura. Um cão felpudo está sentado ao seu lado, à direita, sobre um chão nu e levemente sombreado, com finas linhas hachuradas que definem o tecido e a figura.

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