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A woman in ragged clothing stands inside a stone niche holding a bowl; representing poverty. Coloured aquatint by H. Shaw, 1843.

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.

An old itinerant salesman offering the repair of defect umbrellas. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.

Two old women dressed in rags sharing the contents of a bowl. Etching possibly after J. Callot.

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 beggar woman with a gourd. Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1629.

An old woman wearing ragged clothes is leaning on a stick. Etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux.

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.

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.

An old woman dressed in rags holding a rosary in her right hand and a staff in her left. Etching possibly after J. Callot.

A beggar woman selling wares from a basket in her right hand. Etching by J. T. Smith, 1815.

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.

A man with a stick selling song-sheets is accompanied by a woman moving with the aid of two crutches. Coloured etching by Lapbame, 1820.

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An old woman dressed in rags holding a rosary in her right hand and a staff in her left. Etching possibly after J. Callot.

A beggar woman selling wares from a basket in her right hand. Etching by J. T. Smith, 1815.

An old itinerant salesman offering the repair of defect umbrellas. 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.

A man with a stick selling song-sheets is accompanied by a woman moving with the aid of two crutches. Coloured etching by Lapbame, 1820.