Bedelaar met twee stokken
Medium
etching
Dimensions
53; 82
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
This intimate etching, created in 1787 by Jean-Pierre Norblin de La Gourdaine, portrays a beggar leaning on two sticks. The French-born artist, who spent nearly three decades working at the Polish court of the Czartoryski family, specialized in small-scale prints that captured everyday figures with quiet dignity. Measuring only 82 by 53 millimeters, the work exemplifies the delicate precision possible with etching, a medium Norblin favored for its ability to convey subtle textures and expressive line work reminiscent of Rembrandt. Such genre scenes were popular in late-eighteenth-century Euro...