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  • A woman giving alms to a beggar outside a temple to Lord Shiva. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Leprosy: a beggar and members of different castes, classes, and ethnic groups susceptible to leprosy. Colour lithograph.
  • Leprosy: a beggar and members of different castes, classes, and ethnic groups susceptible to leprosy. Colour lithograph.
  • A legless beggar asking the Wandering Jew for alms in a Spanish square. Etching by Frederick Carter, 1928.
  • A beggar dressed in ragged clothes walks on crutches begging for scraps. Coloured lithograph by E. Hull, 1825.
  • Three schoolboys giving charity to a blind beggar. Mezzotint by J.R. Smith, 1784, after W.R. Bigg.
  • A beggar, probably with two amputated legs, leans on two wooden crutches. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
  • A beggar woman selling wares from a basket in her right hand. Etching by J. T. Smith, 1815.
  • A sitting blind beggar sells 'love sonnets' to obtain money with a boy. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
  • A beggar crouching on the ground next to a jug holding his deformed left leg in his hands. Engraving.
  • A blind beggar holds out his hat for money. Woodcut and colour mezzotint by C.W.E. Dietrich, 1757.
  • A blind beggar stands with a boy beside a church, Cadiz, Spain. Coloured lithograph by A. Arrom after himself.
  • A beggar dressed in rags limping with the aid of a staff towards a village. Etching possibly after J. Callot.
  • A bearded beggar, dressed in rags, holding a staff in his left hand. Etching with engraving possibly after J. Callot.
  • A bearded beggar dressed in rags holding a staff in his right hand. Etching with engraving possibly after J. Callot.
  • A bearded beggar dressed in rags holding a hat and a staff in his right hand. Etching by J. Callot.
  • A one-legged beggar and former soldier approaches a wealthy clergyman for alms. Etching with engraving by John Collier, 1770.
  • A one-legged beggar and former soldier approaches a wealthy clergyman for alms. Etching with engraving by John Collier, 1770.
  • A blind beggar hunched over his walking stick, holding out his hat for money. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
  • A beggar boy picking a flea from the seam of his shirt. Engraving by P. Boutrois after B.E. Murillo.
  • A blind beggar walks past two figures guided by his dog with a begging bowl. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
  • An old beggar-man leaning on a stick and carrying a basket is walking towards a town in the distance. Etching.
  • A bearded one-armed beggar in ragged clothes wearing a large rosary with a crucifix. Etching with engraving possibly after J. Callot.
  • A bearded one-armed beggar in ragged clothes wearing a large rosary with a crucifix. Etching with engraving possibly after J. Callot.
  • A bearded beggar dressed in a ragged cloak, holding a drinking vessel and a staff. Etching with engraving, possibly after J. Callot.
  • A beggar boy picking a flea from the seam of his shirt. Coloured halftone after an oil painting by B.E. Murillo.
  • A bearded beggar dressed in rags holding a hat and a staff in his left hand. Etching with engraving possibly after J. Callot.
  • Saint Martin dividing his cloak to give half to a beggar. Engraving by T. Chambars, 1766, after R. Earlom after Sir A. Van Dyck.
  • A man in a coat and top hat hands money to an old beggar with a dog, as another well-dressed man stands by. Lithograph.
  • 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.