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Two Beggars and a Dog
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Two Beggars and a Dog

Pieter Jansz Quast · 1634 - 1638 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

A beggar with a wooden leg sits on a block and cuts meat or bread with a knife. Behind him stands another vagrant and in front of him sits a dog with its nose directed towards the food. The print is part of a series of twenty-six prints of beggars and peasants.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineTwee bedelaars en een hond. 1634 - 1638. Pieter Jansz Quast. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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