A gentleman giving alms to two lame beggars by leaning over an inscribed banner. Etching by Jan Georg van der Vliet, 1632.

  • Vliet, Jan Joris van der, approximately 1610-
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1632
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43837i
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A gentleman giving alms to two lame beggars by leaning over an inscribed banner. Etching by Jan Georg van der Vliet, 1632. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

One of the beggars has the stumps of his legs strapped to a wooden contraption which enables him to move in a shuffling motion

Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1632.

Physical description

1 print : etching ; platemark 9.3 x 6.7 cm

Lettering

By t. geeve bestaet ons leeve JG. van Vliet fec. 1632 The Dutch lettering extols the virtue of giving alms

Notes

On the same mount as Wellcome Library catalogue no. 43838i-43844i

Reference

Wellcome Collection 43837i

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The etchings are possibly after Rembrandt

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