Author: Pieter Langendijk (1683-1756), after Pieter Barbiers I (1717-1780)
Title: [Antique print, engraving in red chalk] P. Langendijk after P. Barbiers I, An old man begging, published ca. 1750.
Description: An old man seated on a chair with a foot resting on a feet warmer. He is begging with a hat resting on his lap. On the bottom left, beside the man, lies a dog. Inscription in Dutch at the bottom: 'Ik zit, och arm! voor Weer en Wind, ... Door Onbarmhartigheit Bedroogen' . Signed under the picture: 'P. Barbiers / P. Langendijk.' From a set of various similar compositions. Engraving on paper, printed in red ink, trimmed within plate mark, total: 135 x 114 mm; mounted on another sheet of paper; in very good condition.

Keywords: Genre|Iconography|Male|Tobacco