Identification title(s): kneeling beggar. Beggars and peasants (series title). Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-16. 350. Catalog reference: hollstein dutch 23-1(2). Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2165. Description: a kneeling beggar without feet leans on a stick while begging with his hat. In the background a vagrant beats two children away with a stick. The print is part of a series of twenty-six prints with beggars and farmers. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: pieter jansz. Quast (mentioned on item). Place of manufacture: the hague. Dating: 1634 - 1638. Physical features: etching and engraving. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 215 mm × w 166 mm. Subject: what: beggarhead-gear: hat (+ men's clothes), walking-stick, staffteasing (children's games and plays), disabilities, deformations. Acquisition: unknown 1991. Date: between 1634 and 1638.
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