The Beggar with a Wooden Leg

Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch, 1606–1669
Date: c.1630
Material: Etching
made in: Leiden, Zuid-Holland province, Netherlands, Europe
Classification: Prints
Collection: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: image: 4 7/16 x 2 5/8 in. (11.3 x 6.7 cm)
plate: 4 7/16 x 2 5/8 in. (11.3 x 6.7 cm)
sheet (irregular): 4 11/16 x 2 15/16 in. (11.9 x 7.5 cm)
Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. John Peters MacCarthy in honor of Francesca Herndon-Consagra
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 11:2007

NOTES

Beggars were the subject of several prints Rembrandt van Rijn created during his early years as a painter and printmaker in Leiden. With empathy and naturalistic detail, he captures the desperate circumstances of this street figure.

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