Beggar Collection (#3)

Sir John Tenniel cartoon: "Beggar my Neighbour" (engraving)
8657250 Sir John Tenniel cartoon: "Beggar my Neighbour" (engraving) by Tenniel, John (1820-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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In Castellana (Puglia, Italy), a cripple and his begging dog sitting at the foot of a tree
AIS5374952 In Castellana (Puglia, Italy), a cripple and his begging dog sitting at the foot of a tree, accompanied by a strolling violinist, in a busy street

The redemption of captives by Saint Peter Nolasco, 1599 (sculpture on wood)
AIS5332866 The redemption of captives by Saint Peter Nolasco, 1599 (sculpture on wood); (add.info.: Pierre Nolasque paye la rancon pour liberer les captifs des berberes d'Afrique du nord - PETER)

Royal Regate of Henley (or Henley on Thames, England), circa 1880. Spectators take a picnic on the bank in summer
NWI4961990 Royal Regate of Henley (or Henley on Thames, England), circa 1880. Spectators take a picnic on the bank in summer. Illustration 19th century

Taylor, a blind cobbler or industrious beggar. Lived at 6 Saffron Hill and worked stands at Whitehall
FLO5000840 Taylor, a blind cobbler or industrious beggar. Lived at 6 Saffron Hill and worked stands at Whitehall and Tottenham Court Road

Gabled houses from the Interregnum (1650s) on Winchester Street, London Wall, 1804
FLO5000723 Gabled houses from the Interregnum (1650s) on Winchester Street, London Wall, 1804. Characters on the right pavement include Professor of Languages Count John Theodora de Verdion with

France, Photograph of a blind person doing the almone and titled: Don't forget a poor blind, 1863
LUX4731427 France, Photograph of a blind person doing the almone and titled: Don't forget a poor blind, 1863; (add.info.: France)

Coloured engraving of the 19th century after an illustration by Gustave Dore
NWI4828190 Coloured engraving of the 19th century after an illustration by Gustave Dore; (add.info.: Coloured engraving of the 19th century after an illustration by Gustave Dore)

A gambler and his ruined family, 1887 (engraving)
ELD4834985 A gambler and his ruined family, 1887 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: A gambler, after having ruined his family, claims money from his wife)

The Parable of the Rich Man and the Beggar Lazarus, 1332 (watercolour on parchment)
FIA5634243 The Parable of the Rich Man and the Beggar Lazarus, 1332 (watercolour on parchment); Matenadaran, Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, Yerevan

Italy, Veneto, Venice: facade of the Basilica of San Marco (San Marco) and its square, occupies by tourists and idlers
LUX4776943 Italy, Veneto, Venice: facade of the Basilica of San Marco (San Marco) and its square, occupies by tourists and idlers, including a few bums

Les GUEUX - Le beggar mangant engraving de 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim en cm 13, 9x8
JEB4889672 Les GUEUX - Le beggar mangant engraving de 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim en cm 13, 9x8

LES GUEUX - Le beggar aux bequilles engraving de 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim en cm 13
JEB4889530 LES GUEUX - Le beggar aux bequilles engraving de 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim en cm 13, 9x8

Representation of the Court of Miracles, slum districts of Paris. 19th century (engraving)
ELD4918905 Representation of the Court of Miracles, slum districts of Paris. 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220563 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220559 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Beggar's head (1882). Paul Albert Bartholome (1848-1928). Pastel and lead on blue grey paper glue in full
SYC4195705 Beggar's head (1882). Paul Albert Bartholome (1848-1928). Pastel and lead on blue grey paper glue in full on cardboard

The beggar. Only the beggar was not visited by the figure of Death. Instead
FLO4675815 The beggar. Only the beggar was not visited by the figure of Death. Instead, this miserable sits sadly on his crackles out of town or people enter with only a glance in his direction

English dandies slumming it incognito with Peg, Massa Piebald and a black one-legged fiddler in a beggars bar in St
FLO4662117 English dandies slumming it incognito with Peg, Massa Piebald and a black one-legged fiddler in a beggars bar in St. Giles

Duties towards oneself: the soul. Personal dignity. The worthy man does not humiliate himself
DUV4212613 Duties towards oneself: the soul. Personal dignity. The worthy man does not humiliate himself. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): street singers with banjo, 1910
LUX4725316 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): street singers with banjo, 1910; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): street singers with banjo, 1910); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Beggar boy, 1891
3479529 Beggar boy, 1891; (add.info.: Little boy begging in a London street. From the Quiver, Cassel & Co, London. 1891.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Beggar boy, 1795
3479528 Beggar boy, 1795; (add.info.: Beggar boy being turned away by a righteous householder, circa 1795.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A Beggar, 1850
3479525 A Beggar, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a Beggar approaching a middle class lady, seeking money. Woodcut illustration.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A homeless fakir or sacerdote, Bombay, India, 1880 (print on double-weight paper)
3575956 A homeless fakir or sacerdote, Bombay, India, 1880 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Bombay, India 1880 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Illustration of a Long Song Seller, entitled Two Under Fifty for a Fardy. From The Connoisseur Magazine
2963139 Illustration of a Long Song Seller, entitled Two Under Fifty for a Fardy. From The Connoisseur Magazine, published 1902. A long song seller sold song sheets

They were the most mortifying sight I ever beheld. The name struldbrug is given to those humans in the nation of
2963110 They were the most mortifying sight I ever beheld. The name struldbrug is given to those humans in the nation of Luggnagg who are born seemingly normal, but are in fact immortal

The Wedding Ring of England. The Legend of the Ring of Edward the Confessor, after the painting by Cyrus Cuneo
2915335 The Wedding Ring of England. The Legend of the Ring of Edward the Confessor, after the painting by Cyrus Cuneo. From The Illustrated London News, 1910.; Photo © Hilary Morgan

A blind man begging, 1850
3478675 A blind man begging, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a blind begging man. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A blind man begging, 1850
3478673 A blind man begging, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a blind begging man. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Illustration of a man with a deformed foot and crude crutches
1578330 Illustration of a man with a deformed foot and crude crutches; (add.info.: Illustration of a man with a deformed foot and crude crutches. Dated 14th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Australian types: The Swagman (colour litho)
8630620 Australian types: The Swagman (colour litho) by Fullwood, Albert Henry (1863-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Swagman. This is tramp, but a different kind of tramp to the sundowner)

Bassoon, Battle, Beaver, Bedroom, Beehive, Beer-glass, Beetle, Beggar, Behead, Belfry, Bellman, Bellows (engraving)
8650032 Bassoon, Battle, Beaver, Bedroom, Beehive, Beer-glass, Beetle, Beggar, Behead, Belfry, Bellman, Bellows (engraving) by German School

A Cuban tramp (b/w photo)
8652907 A Cuban tramp (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Cuban tramp)

Beggar Women, c.1894 (colour etching, drypoint, and aquatint on ivory laid paper)
5861804 Beggar Women, c.1894 (colour etching, drypoint, and aquatint on ivory laid paper) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Camille Pissarro, c)

Continental tyres, c.1900 (print)
8698411 Continental tyres, c.1900 (print) by Mich (Michel Liebaux) (1881-1923); (add.info.: Transport. Car. A tramp on a DIY car)

Painting. Anonymous. Sainte Elisabeth of Thuringe practisising charity. Oil on canvas. 18th century
6262022 Painting. Anonymous. Sainte Elisabeth of Thuringe practisising charity. Oil on canvas. 18th century.; Hopital Notre Dame a la Rose, Lessines, Hainaut

Venerable disabled Jewish mendicant beggar pulled around Petticoat Lane in a truck
FLO5000893 Venerable disabled Jewish mendicant beggar pulled around Petticoat Lane in a truck. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

Romanesque art: Lazarus and the evil rich, The Feast of the rich, 13th century (fresco)
JEB4918068 Romanesque art: Lazarus and the evil rich, The Feast of the rich, 13th century (fresco); (add.info.: Romanesque art: Lazarus and the evil rich, The Feast of the rich)

LES GUEUX - La Mere et ses trois enfants engraving de 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635)
JEB4889886 LES GUEUX - La Mere et ses trois enfants engraving de 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim en cm 13, 9x8

THE GUEUX - The old beggar has a single bequille engraving from 1632 with strong water by Jacques Callot (1592-1635)
JEB4889751 THE GUEUX - The old beggar has a single bequille engraving from 1632 with strong water by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim in cm 13, 9x8

THE GUEUX - The beggar just received the charite engraving of 1632 a strong water by Jacques Callot (1592-1635)
JEB4889947 THE GUEUX - The beggar just received the charite engraving of 1632 a strong water by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim in cm 13, 9x8

LES GUEUX - The beggar with bequilles and with the engravure bag of 1632 with the water forte by Jacques Callot
JEB4889584 LES GUEUX - The beggar with bequilles and with the engravure bag of 1632 with the water forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim in cm 13, 9x8

A young Arab beggar. Painting by Joseph Sints (1829-1913). 19th century. Mandatory mention
JEB4894491 A young Arab beggar. Painting by Joseph Sints (1829-1913). 19th century. Mandatory mention: Collection fondation regards de Provence, Marseille (cm 46x32, 5); Musee Regards de Provence

Marseille Ibex and beggar peasant. Watercolour by Antoine Roux (1765-1835) 19th century Mandatory mention
JEB4911090 Marseille Ibex and beggar peasant. Watercolour by Antoine Roux (1765-1835) 19th century Mandatory mention: Collection fondation regards de Provence, Marseille; Musee Regards de Provence

Dervish man from Persia (Iran) wearing onion-shaped hat, cloak over robes
FLO4723816 Dervish man from Persia (Iran) wearing onion-shaped hat, cloak over robes, carrying a begging bowl and staff - Handcoloured woodcut by L. Delelie after an illustration by H

Tattooed woman, Chinese beggar and Indian woman - Strong water from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite
FLO4726931 Tattooed woman, Chinese beggar and Indian woman - Strong water from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite, by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), 1804 - Pict girl

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"Beggar: A Glimpse into the World of Desperation and Resilience" In Hendrick Avercamp's painting "Enjoying the Ice near a Town, c. 1620, " amidst the joyous atmosphere, a beggar finds solace in observing the skaters' merriment. The Diwali festival brings Krishna-clad street children together, their innocence shining through as they embrace their roles with enthusiasm and hope for brighter days. Alice's transformation into a Beggar Girl reveals her empathy towards those less fortunate, reminding us that compassion knows no boundaries or social status. Droochsloot's "Winter landscape with skaters" showcases how even in freezing conditions, some find themselves begging on Victorian London streets while others glide past them without notice. As depicted in Dickens' "Bleak House, " Victorian London was plagued by poverty-stricken boys who resorted to begging and sweeping streets to survive another day. An orphan boy stands alone on a desolate street corner in another portrayal of Victorian London; his outstretched hand silently pleading for mercy from passersby who rarely spare him a glance. "The Kindly Robin, " captured beautifully on a Victorian Christmas card, reminds us that even during harsh times, there are moments of warmth and kindness shared between strangers. Claude Mellan's depiction of St. Alexis washing the feet of beggars portrays an act of humility and selflessness that transcends time - an eternal reminder to care for those less fortunate than ourselves. John Everett Millais' poignant painting "The Blind Girl" evokes deep emotions as we witness her vulnerability amidst society's indifference; she relies solely on charity to navigate her world of darkness. In an engraving depicting Thomas Becket washing the feet of beggars, we see how acts of service can bridge societal divides and restore dignity to those marginalized by circumstances beyond their control.