Pity the sorrows of a poor old man! ..., Théodore Géricault, 1821

In the foreground, a beggar slumped on the pavement, his right hand held out for money, his back against the wall of a building and his dog sitting between his legs; figures visible through a window in the house behind him, and a view down a street to right, receding into the background. 1821 lithograph. Date: 1821. Dimensions: Height: 317 mm (image); Width: 376 mm (image). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Pity the sorrows of a poor old man! ... (BM 1872,1012.3778 1)