Group of Beggars Around a Fountain
Artist
Unidentified artist
CultureFrench, Nancy
Date17th century?
MediumInk on paper
Dimensionssheet: 5 × 7 7/16 in. (12.7 × 18.9 cm)
Classificationsdrawings
Credit LineGift of Charles Millard
Object number2018.46.9
DescriptionA group of beggars stand and sit to either side of a large square fountain outside of a small town, indicated by the church in the left background and other buildings to the right; water pours from the mouth of a lion’s head in the center of the fountain. The beggars are of various ages- an old man helps a child up to the fountain to the right while a seated woman feeds a toddler in the lower right foreground. At the left, a seated man, who has discarded his crutches, inspects his garment while a man standing with his own crutch behind him extends a bowl outward for alms.On View
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