Pauvrete Pauvre Collection

Beggars and Bogdo Gol Valley, September 3 - Mission to North West Mongolia - Album of the mission of the commander of
CSO4986320 Beggars and Bogdo Gol Valley, September 3 - Mission to North West Mongolia - Album of the mission of the commander of Bouillane de Lacoste in 1909 in Mongolia

Duties to the neighbour: Justice and Charity. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction
DUV4212774 Duties to the neighbour: Justice and Charity. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

Bankrupt Toby and wife Doxy begging for cheese and ale in a tavern. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a
FLO4718140 Bankrupt Toby and wife Doxy begging for cheese and ale in a tavern. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

Clothing of Anglo-Saxon men: belonging to a high rank and wearing a double tunic (52)
FLO4707421 Clothing of Anglo-Saxon men: belonging to a high rank and wearing a double tunic (52), wearing a buttoned tunic (53) and like Job in poverty, wearing a simple long trousers (54)

Portrait of a fakir, India - Photograph second half of the 19th century
CSO4984702 Portrait of a fakir, India - Photograph second half of the 19th century -; (add.info.: Portrait of a fakir, India - Photograph second half of the 19th century -); Photo © DDF

The Child. A cottage owner's wife prepares a family meal when death arrives
FLO4675821 The Child. A cottage owner's wife prepares a family meal when death arrives and takes away the youngest of her children

Duties towards oneself: the body. Avarice - Prodigalite. The misery and the wealth of the misery
DUV4212732 Duties towards oneself: the body. Avarice - Prodigalite. The misery and the wealth of the misery. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

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

The lawyer. The wealthy client puts a tax in the hands of the dishonest lawyer
FLO4675708 The lawyer. The wealthy client puts a tax in the hands of the dishonest lawyer. Death also contributes, but reminds him that the hourglass has passed away

The emperor. Sitting on a throne, in the presence of his courtiers, the emperor seems to be listening
FLO4675580 The emperor. Sitting on a throne, in the presence of his courtiers, the emperor seems to be listening, or doing justice

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

Man of the People, India - Common Indian man in short trousers, sash belt
FLO4723568 Man of the People, India - Common Indian man in short trousers, sash belt and turban - Handcoloured woodcut by Mercier from " Moeurs, Uses et Costumes de tous les Peuples du Monde

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

Title page with vignettes of high and low life in London, from the Corinthian Capital to the Basement
FLO4661914 Title page with vignettes of high and low life in London, from the Corinthian Capital to the Basement, with three dandies drinking wine in the centre

Warrior in winter dress, smoking the pipe - Coolie winter dress - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980141 Warrior in winter dress, smoking the pipe - Coolie winter dress - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Warrior in winter dress)

Cartoon of a miser Screwby being duped by a bankrupt aristocrat with a parcel of fake parchments
FLO4717935 Cartoon of a miser Screwby being duped by a bankrupt aristocrat with a parcel of fake parchments. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier)

The rich man. A demon blows corruption in the ear of a magistrate, who turned his back on a poor man
FLO4675702 The rich man. A demon blows corruption in the ear of a magistrate, who turned his back on a poor man, while he is in intimate conversation with another person

The judge. The judge has to decide a dispute between a rich man and a poor man
FLO4675659 The judge. The judge has to decide a dispute between a rich man and a poor man. From the first, he's about to receive a bribe. Death behind him tears off his bureaucrat dress

Wealthy fat broker and poor rustic peasant in rags. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical
FLO4718172 Wealthy fat broker and poor rustic peasant in rags. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

Disabled soldier begging charity from a rich parson and receiving nothing. The Pluralist and the Soldier
FLO4718155 Disabled soldier begging charity from a rich parson and receiving nothing. The Pluralist and the Soldier. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical illustration by Timothy

Letter O Organ. Engraving in "Album-Alphabet". A. Quinn, Printer-Publisher, 1885
DUV4207823 Letter O Organ. Engraving in " Album-Alphabet". A. Quinn, Printer-Publisher, 1885. Illustrations by Baron Ernest de Liphart (1847-1934). 28 pages. Dim: 29x22, 5cm

Night asylum in Shanghai. Engraving by A. Ferdinandus, to illustrate the story Voyage en Chine, by Doctor Piassetzky
LSE4332719 Night asylum in Shanghai. Engraving by A.Ferdinandus, to illustrate the story Voyage en Chine, by Doctor Piassetzky, in 1874-1875, published in the Tour du monde

Hanoi Faubourg and street vendors. Engraving by Y. Pranishnikoff, after a photograph
LSE4334822 Hanoi Faubourg and street vendors. Engraving by Y.Pranishnikoff, after a photograph, to illustrate the story Trente mois au Tonkin in 1884, by Doctor Hocquard, in le tour du monde 1889

Camp and group of Aboriginal Australians, engraved after a drawing by A. Sirouy
LSE4332195 Camp and group of Aboriginal Australians, engraved after a drawing by A. Sirouy, to illustrate the story six months in Australia, by Desire Charnay

Drawing of children - in "The book of mothers: the children"by Victor Hugo, ill. de E. Froment
LSE4102233 Drawing of children - in " The book of mothers: the children" by Victor Hugo, ill. de E. Froment. by Froment

A corner of Dublins Liberties. Engraving by H. Clerget, to illustrate the story Trois mois en Irlande, in 1889
LSE4334856 A corner of Dublins Liberties. Engraving by H.Clerget, to illustrate the story Trois mois en Irlande, in 1889, by Marie Anne de Bovet, in le tour du monde 1890

Soldiers of Panama, engraving after a drawing by Pranishnikoff, to illustrate the story Exploration at the isthms of
LSE4332235 Soldiers of Panama, engraving after a drawing by Pranishnikoff, to illustrate the story Exploration at the isthms of Panama and Darien, by A

Travel Carriole in the 18th century: In "the locomotion through the ages"by Octave Uzanne. Paris, 1900
LSE4082470 Travel Carriole in the 18th century: In " the locomotion through the ages" by Octave Uzanne. Paris, 1900. Illustration by Eugene Courbouin (1851-1915)

C va bien (Bourgeois physician giving a poor diagnosis to a poor sick person) - in "Popular Scenes"by Edme J
LSE4087372 C va bien (Bourgeois physician giving a poor diagnosis to a poor sick person) - in " Popular Scenes" by Edme J

Accident between a carriage of public transport in Paris with the carriage of an individual in the 19th century
LSE4082473 Accident between a carriage of public transport in Paris with the carriage of an individual in the 19th century. In " the locomotion through the ages" by Octave Uzanne

Bucherons Miniature taken from a German translation of the fables of "
JLJ4571367 Bucherons Miniature taken from a German translation of the fables of " Kalila (Calila) and Dimna" by Bidpai

Job Painting by Leon Bonnat (1833-1922) 1880 Sun. 1, 61x1, 29m. Bayonne, Bonnat Museum
JLJ4593871 Job Painting by Leon Bonnat (1833-1922) 1880 Sun. 1, 61x1, 29m. Bayonne, Bonnat Museum by Bonnat, Leon Joseph Florentin (1833-1922); Musee Bonnat, Bayonne

During the strike A family of workers, the mother told the father an article in
JLJ4579944 During the strike A family of workers, the mother told the father an article in the newspaper " La lutte sociale" Anonymous painting, 19th century

San Salvador de Horta (1520-1567) and the Inquisitor of Aragon questioning the miracles
JLJ4593788 San Salvador de Horta (1520-1567) and the Inquisitor of Aragon questioning the miracles Painting by Bartolome Murillo (1618-1682) 1645 Sun

The skeleton of Death looks out from behind deaths door, to see the crowd of obese, lame, crippled
FLO4690312 The skeleton of Death looks out from behind deaths door, to see the crowd of obese, lame, crippled, old and insane people waiting for release from lifes torments

Victor Hugo (1802-1885) with the poor children of Veules en Caux (Veules-en-Caux
XEE4178433 Victor Hugo (1802-1885) with the poor children of Veules en Caux (Veules-en-Caux) to whom he offered a banquet on 24 September 1882

Helene-Louise de Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duchess d Orleans (1814-1858
JLJ4592278 Helene-Louise de Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duchess d Orleans (1814-1858) and her son the Count of Paris (1838-1894) visiting a Parisian asylum room (that of rue Saint Hippolyte?)

The beggars Groups of disabled dead and miserable. Painting by Pieter Bruegel
JLJ4565765 The beggars Groups of disabled dead and miserable. Painting by Pieter Bruegel (or Breugel or Brueghel or Breughel) the former (1525-1569). 1568. Dim. 0, 18x0, 21 m

Scenes from the life of the monk Saint Theophile the Penitent (6th century)
JLJ4566518 Scenes from the life of the monk Saint Theophile the Penitent (6th century). He called to the devil to get him out of begging. He did penance for the rest of his life

Paris, hiver 1868 : degagement gratuit de vetements et d
XEE4165512 Paris, hiver 1868 : degagement gratuit de vetements et d articles de literie au Mont de Piete (Mont-de-Piete) grace a l aide financiere de l empereur Napoleon III

Pawnshop Scene of Mount Piete. Painting of the Flemish school
JLJ4578172 Pawnshop Scene of Mount Piete. Painting of the Flemish school. 16th century Paris decorative arts - Pawnbroker, Scene of " the Mount of Piete". Painting of the Flemish School

Peasant Meal Painting by Louis the Nain (1600 / 1610-1648), 1642. Dim. 0, 97 x 1, 22 m
JLJ4564469 Peasant Meal Painting by Louis the Nain (1600/1610-1648), 1642. Dim. 0, 97 x 1, 22 m. by Le Nain, Louis (1593-1648); Louvre, Paris

For sale as Licensed Images

Choose your image, Select your licence and Download the media

In this collection of historical images, we catch a glimpse of the harsh realities faced by those living in poverty throughout different periods and places. The painting by Henri Pille depicts Parisians bustling in front of a municipal canteen during the siege of the city by the Prussians in 1870. It serves as a reminder of how scarcity and hardship can bring people together, seeking solace and sustenance. Moving on to Shanghai, an engraving from 1882 shows us a night asylum where individuals sought refuge amidst their struggles. This image is accompanied by another engraving depicting Hanoi Faubourg and street vendors, illustrating life in Tonkin during 1884. These scenes highlight the resilience and resourcefulness of those trying to make ends meet despite challenging circumstances. The collection also includes glimpses into other parts of the world affected by poverty. An engraving showcases Aboriginal Australians gathered at a camp, reminding us that poverty knows no borders or boundaries. Similarly, an illustration from Victor Hugo's "The Book of Mothers" portrays children who are undoubtedly impacted by their families' impoverished conditions. We then travel to Dublin's Liberties district through an engraving from 1890, capturing one corner of this impoverished area. The image reflects both the dilapidation and vibrancy found within these communities struggling against adversity. Lastly, we come across soldiers in Panama depicted through an engraving based on drawings made during exploration missions between 1876-1878. Even amidst military operations, poverty persists as shown here. Throughout history, whether it be during times of war or peace, poverty remains an ever-present challenge for many societies worldwide. These images serve as reminders that while progress has been made over time to alleviate such hardships for some individuals and communities globally; there is still much work to be done towards eradicating poverty altogether.