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Little man (caricature) with a sword and walking stick
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A little man (caricature), seen from the right side, with a hanging belly over which runs a row of buttons, a tall hat with feathers on his head, right hand at the hilt of his sword, a walking stick in the left hand. This print is part of a series of 21 prints with grotesque figures; almost all those figures are caricatures of little men, many are hunchbacked.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineKleine mens (karikatuur) met zwaard en wandelstok. 1621 - 1625. Jacques Callot. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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