Figures of Poverty

Etchings illustrating beggars and impoverished figures in traditional dress, highlighting themes of charity and social conditions through expressive poses and garments.

Man in oriental dress holding a musket. On the head he wears a feathered hat. The print is part of a series of twelve prints depicting standing figures, Man with musket Standing figures (series title), print maker: Gillis van Scheyndel (I), publisher: Clement de Jonghe, Amsterdam, 1649 - 1653, paper, etching, engraving, h 127 mm × w 85 mm
Man in oriental dress holding a musket. On the head he wears a feathered hat. The print is part of a series of twelve prints depicting standing figures, Man with musket Standing figures (series title), print maker: Gillis van Scheyndel (I), publisher: Clement de Jonghe, Amsterdam, 1649 - 1653, paper, etching, engraving, h 127 mm × w 85 mm