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Beggar with Two Crutches and a Wooden Leg
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A man with a wooden leg moving forward with crutches. At the same time he is begging with an upraised hat for money. In the margin a four-line verse in Dutch. Part of a series of prints of Amsterdam street figures around 1770. Subject headings within the Atlas of Customs and Manners: Male profession and trade: Peddlers, street vendors, street sharpeners, beggars, street entertainers, etc.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBedelaar met twee krukken en een houten been. c. 1770. Pieter Langendijk (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
