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Beggar Collection (page 6)

"Beggar: A Glimpse into the World of Desperation and Resilience" In Hendrick Avercamp's painting "Enjoying the Ice near a Town, c

Background imageBeggar Collection: Beggar, c.1854-c.1887. Creator: Alexander Ver Huell

Beggar, c.1854-c.1887. Creator: Alexander Ver Huell
Beggar, c.1854-c.1887

Background imageBeggar Collection: Beggars in Cathedral of Barcelona; Notes on Spain, 1875. Creator: Unknown

Beggars in Cathedral of Barcelona; Notes on Spain, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Beggars in Cathedral of Barcelona; Notes on Spain, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Background imageBeggar Collection: Allegory of Generosity. Creator: Frans Francken II

Allegory of Generosity. Creator: Frans Francken II
Allegory of Generosity, unknown date

Background imageBeggar Collection: Begging Monkey, n.d. Creator: Auguste-Andre Lancon

Begging Monkey, n.d. Creator: Auguste-Andre Lancon
Begging Monkey, n.d

Background imageBeggar Collection: Dancing beggars and cripples, c.1635. Creator: Unknown

Dancing beggars and cripples, c.1635. Creator: Unknown
Dancing beggars and cripples, c.1635

Background imageBeggar Collection: Lazarus and the Rich Man, 1544-1700. Creator: Jacopo Bassano (copy after)

Lazarus and the Rich Man, 1544-1700. Creator: Jacopo Bassano (copy after)
Lazarus and the Rich Man, 1544-1700

Background imageBeggar Collection: Palace Gardens with Poor Lazarus in the foreground, 1550-1606. Creator: Hans Vredeman de Vries

Palace Gardens with Poor Lazarus in the foreground, 1550-1606. Creator: Hans Vredeman de Vries
Palace Gardens with Poor Lazarus in the foreground, 1550-1606

Background imageBeggar Collection: Blind man with crank lyre and singing boy, c.1650. Creator: Willem Drost

Blind man with crank lyre and singing boy, c.1650. Creator: Willem Drost
Blind man with crank lyre and singing boy, c.1650

Background imageBeggar Collection: The rich man and Lazarus, unknown date. Creator: Anon

The rich man and Lazarus, unknown date. Creator: Anon
The rich man and Lazarus, unknown date

Background imageBeggar Collection: Churchgoers outside a church, 1890. Creator: Jan de Jong

Churchgoers outside a church, 1890. Creator: Jan de Jong
Churchgoers outside a church, 1890

Background imageBeggar Collection: Farmhouse interior (charity or poverty), 1660-c.1687. Creator: Gesina ter Borch

Farmhouse interior (charity or poverty), 1660-c.1687. Creator: Gesina ter Borch
Farmhouse interior (charity or poverty), 1660-c.1687. A poor farming family welcomes a beggar and her children

Background imageBeggar Collection: Lazarus and the Rich Man, 1661. Creator: Barent Fabritius

Lazarus and the Rich Man, 1661. Creator: Barent Fabritius
Lazarus and the Rich Man, 1661

Background imageBeggar Collection: Parable of the Rich Man and Poor Lazarus, c.1550-c.1575. Creator: Anon

Parable of the Rich Man and Poor Lazarus, c.1550-c.1575. Creator: Anon
Parable of the Rich Man and Poor Lazarus, c.1550-c.1575

Background imageBeggar Collection: Visitation (Meeting of Mary and Elizabeth in the Presence of Saints Joseph and Jerome), 1550-1600

Visitation (Meeting of Mary and Elizabeth in the Presence of Saints Joseph and Jerome), 1550-1600

Background imageBeggar Collection: View of the Valley of Montmorency near Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, 1808. Creator: Pieter Rudolph Kleijn

View of the Valley of Montmorency near Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, 1808. Creator: Pieter Rudolph Kleijn
View of the Valley of Montmorency near Saint-Leu-la-Foret, 1808. Other Title(s): View of the Plain of Montmorency near Saint-Leu-la-Foret

Background imageBeggar Collection: The St Martin's Day Kermis, c.1540-c.1598. Creator: Peeter Baltens

The St Martin's Day Kermis, c.1540-c.1598. Creator: Peeter Baltens
The St Martin's Day Kermis, c.1540-c.1598. Religious festival: a rowdy mob crowds around a cask of wine. On the right, Saint Martin cuts his cloak in half to clothe a beggar

Background imageBeggar Collection: The Transept of the Mariakerk in Utrecht, Seen from the Northeast, 1637

The Transept of the Mariakerk in Utrecht, Seen from the Northeast, 1637. Creator: Pieter Jansz Saenredam
The Transept of the Mariakerk in Utrecht, Seen from the Northeast, 1637. Other Title(s): The Transept of the Mariakerk in Utrecht, Seen from the Northeast

Background imageBeggar Collection: Forest Road, 1650-1674. Creator: Jan Looten

Forest Road, 1650-1674. Creator: Jan Looten
Forest Road, 1650-1674

Background imageBeggar Collection: 2 heures, 1839. Creator: Honore Daumier

2 heures, 1839. Creator: Honore Daumier
Singles Day (La Journee du Celibataire) - 2 heures, 1839. 2 hours

Background imageBeggar Collection: Grand Gueux va! je voudrais t'y voir, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Grand Gueux va! je voudrais t'y voir, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Grand Gueux va! je voudrais t'y voir, 19th century. Conjugal morals - grand beggars

Background imageBeggar Collection: The Upper Flights of the Spanish Steps in Rome, 1847. Creator: Julius Friedlaender

The Upper Flights of the Spanish Steps in Rome, 1847. Creator: Julius Friedlaender
The Upper Flights of the Spanish Steps in Rome, 1847. Beggars, tourists, children, pilgrim with staff and scallop shell on cloak, artist with portfolio, locals in traditional costume

Background imageBeggar Collection: Saint Martin and the Beggar. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet

Saint Martin and the Beggar. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet
Saint Martin and the Beggar

Background imageBeggar Collection: Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs : Saint Martin partageant son manteau avec... 1870

Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs : Saint Martin partageant son manteau avec... 1870
Esquisse pour l'eglise Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs : Saint Martin partageant son manteau avec un mendiant, 1870. Sketch for the church of Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs (3rd arrondissement)

Background imageBeggar Collection: Print dealer at the corner of rue Mabillon and rue Saint-Sulpice, circa 1860. Creator: Unknown

Print dealer at the corner of rue Mabillon and rue Saint-Sulpice, circa 1860. Creator: Unknown
Print dealer at the corner of rue Mabillon and rue Saint-Sulpice, circa 1860, current 6th arrondissement, between 1855 and 1865

Background imageBeggar Collection: The Blind Beggar of Bednall Green, 1804. Creator: William Ward

The Blind Beggar of Bednall Green, 1804. Creator: William Ward
The Blind Beggar of Bednall Green, 1804

Background imageBeggar Collection: Saint Martin, c.1500. Creator: Creto-Venetian School

Saint Martin, c.1500. Creator: Creto-Venetian School
Saint Martin, c.1500

Background imageBeggar Collection: Beggars at the door of the inn, in the style of Adriaen van Ostade. Creator: Unknown

Beggars at the door of the inn, in the style of Adriaen van Ostade. Creator: Unknown
Beggars at the door of the inn, in the style of Adriaen van Ostade

Background imageBeggar Collection: The little beggar, between 1663 and 1665. Creator: Jan Steen

The little beggar, between 1663 and 1665. Creator: Jan Steen
The little beggar, between 1663 and 1665

Background imageBeggar Collection: A Neopolitan Beggar, c. 1892. Creator: Marietta Minnigerode Andrews

A Neopolitan Beggar, c. 1892. Creator: Marietta Minnigerode Andrews
A Neopolitan Beggar, c. 1892

Background imageBeggar Collection: Le Charlatan, vers 1760, c1760. Creator: Ecole Francaise

Le Charlatan, vers 1760, c1760. Creator: Ecole Francaise
Le Charlatan, vers 1760, c1760

Background imageBeggar Collection: The Burgraves, 1903. Creator: Georges Antoine Rochegrosse

The Burgraves, 1903. Creator: Georges Antoine Rochegrosse
The Burgraves, 1903

Background imageBeggar Collection: The Actor Nakamura Utaemon I as Kudo Suketsune Disguised as a Beggar in the Play... c. 1769

The Actor Nakamura Utaemon I as Kudo Suketsune Disguised as a Beggar in the Play... c. 1769. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Utaemon I as Kudo Suketsune Disguised as a Beggar in the Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1769, Japan, c. 1769

Background imageBeggar Collection: The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo III as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo Disguised as a Beggar in the Play

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo III as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo Disguised as a Beggar in the Play... c.1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo III as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo Disguised as a Beggar in the Play Kamuri Kotoba Soga no Yukari, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the First Month, 1776, Japan, c. 1776

Background imageBeggar Collection: Two beggars, ca 1730. Creator: Ceruti, Giacomo Antonio (1698-1767)

Two beggars, ca 1730. Creator: Ceruti, Giacomo Antonio (1698-1767)
Two beggars, ca 1730. Found in the Collection of the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo, Brescia

Background imageBeggar Collection: Two poor people in a wood (The meeting in the wood), ca 1730

Two poor people in a wood (The meeting in the wood), ca 1730. Creator: Ceruti, Giacomo Antonio (1698-1767)
Two poor people in a wood (The meeting in the wood), ca 1730. Found in the Collection of the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo, Brescia

Background imageBeggar Collection: Two Reclining Beggars, and Seated Mother and Child, at Foot of Steps, n.d

Two Reclining Beggars, and Seated Mother and Child, at Foot of Steps, n.d. Creator: Girolamo Macchietti
Two Reclining Beggars, and Seated Mother and Child, at Foot of Steps, n.d

Background imageBeggar Collection: Lame Beggar Asking for Alms, from T is al verwart-gaern (It's already confusing), n.d

Lame Beggar Asking for Alms, from T is al verwart-gaern (It's already confusing), n.d. Creator: Pieter Jansz. Quast
Lame Beggar Asking for Alms, from T is al verwart-gaern (It's already confusing), n.d

Background imageBeggar Collection: The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo Disguised as a Beggar, in the... c. 1777

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo Disguised as a Beggar, in the... c. 1777. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo Disguised as a Beggar, in the Play Tsukisenu Haru Hagoromo Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Third Month, 1777, Japan, c. 1777

Background imageBeggar Collection: Frozen-Out Gardeners and Snow Clearers - drawn by Foster, 1850. Creator: Edmund Evans

Frozen-Out Gardeners and Snow Clearers - drawn by Foster, 1850. Creator: Edmund Evans
Frozen-Out Gardeners and Snow Clearers - drawn by Foster, 1850. Illustration to a story by Thomas Miller. During winter, gardeners couldn't work because of the cold weather

Background imageBeggar Collection: A Beggar, n.d. Creator: Mariano Jose Maria Bernardo Fortuny y Carbo

A Beggar, n.d. Creator: Mariano Jose Maria Bernardo Fortuny y Carbo
A Beggar, n.d

Background imageBeggar Collection: The Beggar, plate one from The Ranks and Conditions of Men, c.1465. Creator: Unknown

The Beggar, plate one from The Ranks and Conditions of Men, c.1465. Creator: Unknown
The Beggar, plate one from The Ranks and Conditions of Men, c.1465

Background imageBeggar Collection: Young Beggar Girl - Algeria

Young Beggar Girl - Algeria. Date: 1900s

Background imageBeggar Collection: On Sunday after Mass. Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov

On Sunday after Mass. Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
On Sunday after Mass. Irkutsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Background imageBeggar Collection: The Cheapside Cross, demolished in May 1643, London, England, 1890 (print)

The Cheapside Cross, demolished in May 1643, London, England, 1890 (print)
8617984 The Cheapside Cross, demolished in May 1643, London, England, 1890 (print) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cheapside Cross, demolished in May 1643)

Background imageBeggar Collection: Les GUEUX - Le beggar au rosaire engraving de 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635)

Les GUEUX - Le beggar au rosaire engraving de 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim en cm 13, 9x8
JEB4890018 Les GUEUX - Le beggar au rosaire engraving de 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim en cm 13, 9x8, 7 Collection privee

Background imageBeggar Collection: 'The old player piano'. Portrait of a child

"The old player piano". Portrait of a child Italy. Date of Photograph:1975

Background imageBeggar Collection: 'The forgotten'. Portrait of a poor man

"The forgotten". Portrait of a poor man Italy. Date of Photograph:1980

Background imageBeggar Collection: Naples, beggar

Naples, beggar Naples. Date of Photograph:1880 ca




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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.