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Seated female beggar with two cats by a pot with hot coals
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Seated female beggar with two cats by a pot with hot coals

Jacques Callot · 1622 - 1623 · etching; paper

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

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Woman, dressed in rags, seen from the left side, sitting on a stool by a pot with hot coals, a cat on her lap and a cat at her feet. This print is part of a series of 25 prints of beggars and vagrants, such as Callot who probably saw them in Italy.

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Credit lineZittende bedelares met twee katten bij een ketel met hete kooltjes. 1622 - 1623. Jacques Callot. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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