Caption

Two beggars, Deux idiots mendiants, L'eau-forte en 1877, French etchings from 1877, print, collector's mark: 'AFE v S', Beraldi, printmaker: Alexandre Falguière, publisher: widow Alfred Cadart, Paris, 1877, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 279 mm x width 195 mm, beggar, A monochrome etching shows two figures wearing wide-brimmed hats and long garments, one standing and one bent forward, both holding simple walking sticks, rendered with dense crosshatching and varied linework; the standing figure's face is partially visible beneath the hat and a long coat drapes around the body, while the bent figure's head is lowered and the clothing appears layered and worn, with dark shadows beneath and around both figures and a textured, heavily hatched background filling the upper area of the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B25_195

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.3Mb (6.1Mb) / 9.9in x 15.8in / 2979 x 4725 (300dpi)

Keywords

Two beggars Deux idiots mendiants L'eau-forte en 1877 French etchings 1877 print collector's mark AFE v S Beraldi printmaker Alexandre Falguière publisher widow Alfred Cadart Paris paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 279 mm x width 195 mm beggar monochrome etching two figures wearing wide-brimmed hats long garments standing bent forward holding simple walking sticks rendered dense crosshatching varied linework standing figure's face partially visible beneath hat long coat drapes body bent figure's head lowered clothing layered worn dark shadows beneath figures textured heavily hatched background filling upper area image