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  • A bearded old man dressed in rags moves with the aid of a stick and carries a bowl in his left hand. Engraving with etching by P. Quast.
  • A female beggar sitting on a stool with a cat on her lap and another cat curled up under the stool. Etching possibly after J. Callot.
  • An old man in ragged clothing. Etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux.
  • A bearded beggar dressed in rags walking on two crutches. Etching by R. Blake after J. Callot.
  • A woman is sitting on a stool with a basket on her lap and a dog at her feet. Etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux.
  • Hong Kong: a mendicant priest. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
  • A man in ragged clothes with a walking stick. Etching by F. Vivares, 17--, after Rembrandt, 1639.
  • Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including an earthquake, beggars at a rich man's door, a funeral, and a shipwreck. Coloured lithograph, [c.1852?].
  • An old man with two crutches is sitting on the steps of a church begging for alms from two women entering the church. Etching by A. Legros.
  • Canton (Guangzhou), Kwangtung (Guangdong) province, China: ancient Chuting stone memorial arch, Yuexiu mountain. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
  • A soldier bends down to put some money into the hand of an old lady who is sitting on the side of the road. Lithograph by Joseph Louis-Hippolyte Bellangé, 1829.
  • Travelling gypsies. Etching by Jacques Callot.
  • Canton (Guangzhou), Kwangtung (Guangdong) province, China: ancient Chuting stone memorial arch, Yuexiu mountain. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Three schoolboys giving charity to a blind beggar. Mezzotint by J.R. Smith, 1784, after W.R. Bigg.
  • A woman and a child walk past an old man begging in the street. Engraving by C. Warren after T. Thurston.
  • The blind beggar of Bethnal Green. Mezzotint by W. Ward, 1804, after W. Owen.
  • A black man in ragged clothes moving with the aid of crutches holds out his hat to beg for alms while wearing a miniature ship on his head. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.
  • An old woman dressed in rags holding her left arm in a bandage made of straw and a stick in her right hand. Etching possibly after J. Callot.
  • Lazarus prays as his sores are licked by dogs; Dives feasts on his balcony. Woodcut.
  • A bearded beggar dressed in rags holding a hat and a staff in his left hand. Etching with engraving possibly after J. Callot.
  • An old beggar with a wooden leg moves with the aid of two crutches and holds his hat in his left hand. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
  • Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including an earthquake, beggars at a rich man's door, a funeral, and a shipwreck. Coloured lithograph, [c.1852?].
  • A woman giving alms to a beggar outside a temple to Lord Shiva. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • A one-eyed beggar woman. Etching with engraving by Jacques Callot, ca. 1622.
  • A street entertainer holding his performing poodle on a leash. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
  • A lame beggar moving with crutches seen from behind. Etching possibly after J. Callot.
  • A gentleman giving alms to two lame beggars by leaning over an inscribed banner. Etching by Jan Georg van der Vliet, 1632.
  • An old man in ragged clothes and a feathery fur cap playing the hurdy gurdy. Etching by Jan Georg van der Vliet, c. 1632.
  • A blind beggar walks past two figures guided by his dog with a begging bowl. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
  • A street scene with building work going on: an old man holds his cap out to a well-dressed man who refuses to help him. Lithograph by Joseph Louis Hippolyte Bellangé.