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  • A woman in ragged clothing is carrying one child as another walks by her side. Etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux.
  • An old woman wearing a ragged coat leans against the stump of a tree holding a broom in her right hand and a hat in her left hand. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.
  • An old man in ragged clothes and a fur cap with a feather seen from behind walking with two sticks. Etching by Jan Georg van der Vliet, c. 1632.
  • Two blind beggars, one stands with a placard around his neck and hat, the other kneels with a dog on his lap. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
  • A 'kuttar' or line of blind beggars in a row, two other men in discussion, Kabul, Afghanistan. Coloured lithograph after L.W. Hart, 1843.
  • A one-legged beggar and former soldier approaches a wealthy clergyman for alms. Etching with engraving by John Collier, 1770.
  • A woman in ragged clothing. Etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux.
  • A bearded beggar with a misshapen left leg standing with two crutches. Etching possibly after J. Callot.
  • Two old women dressed in rags sharing the contents of a bowl. Etching possibly after J. Callot.
  • A beggar dressed in rags limping with the aid of a staff towards a village. Etching possibly after J. Callot.
  • The parable of the blind leading the blind: two blind men walk into a stream. Engraving after H. Bosch.
  • An old woman dressed in rags holding her right arm in a bandage made of straw and a stick in her left hand. Etching possibly after J. Callot.
  • An old woman dressed in rags carrying a bowl in her left hand and a stick in her right hand. Etching possibly after J. Callot.
  • A procession of publicans and a beggar following the coffin of Madam Geneva; attacking the Act preventing distillers from retailing or selling gin to unlicensed premises. Engraving, 1751.
  • The parable of the blind leading the blind: six blind men walk in a line, the leader trips over, the second stumbles over him, the rest are set to follow. Process print after by P. Bruegel the elder, 1568.
  • Two bearded beggars holding out an upturned hat begging for alms. Etching possibly after J. Callot.
  • A man begging for alms at the side of a road is holding out his cap to a traveller on horseback. Engraving by James Peake, 1777, after J. Courtois, il Borgognone.
  • A blind man with his dog. Etching by Jacques Callot, ca. 1622.
  • A bearded beggar, dressed in rags, holding a staff in his left hand. Etching with engraving possibly after J. Callot.
  • The supper of Saint Gregory. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G. Vasari.
  • A variety of beggars, members of the organization of the "Argot". Wood engraving by A. Rivaud after a tapestry in Reims.
  • A bearded beggar dressed in rags holding a staff in his right hand. Etching with engraving possibly after J. Callot.
  • Hong Kong: a mendicant priest. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
  • Male beggar dressed in rags. Etching with engraving by Jacques Callot, ca. 1622.
  • A man with one foot moves with crutches accompanied by a little girl wearing a hat and her arm in a sling. Engraving with etching by P. Quast.
  • Travelling gypsies resting under a tree outside a village. Etching by Jacques Callot.
  • An old blind man holding a child walks guided by his stick and dog. Coloured watercolour drawing by R.R.S.
  • A variety of beggars, members of the organization of the "Argot". Wood engraving by A. Rivaud after a tapestry in Reims.
  • A horse-drawn carriage has arrived at a church in a poor part of a town: a newly wed couple walk down the steps towards it as the coachman holds the door open and spectators stand by. Lithograph by C. Motte after V. Adam.
  • An old man in tattered clothes leaning on a broom for support. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.