Beggar in a tall hat and long cloak with a cottage and two figures
French title:
German title:
Dutch title:
New Hollstein:
16
Etching. Ca. 1629. Size: 119 x 88 mm. Surface: 105 cm2.
Not signed, not dated.
Copper Plate
The copperplate was not part of any of the major collections and is probably not in existence.
Rarity of impressions
In auctions (2000-2025): not seen in auctions
In collections (New Hollstein 2013): extremely rare Early: 1 or 2 ⦿⦿⦿⦿⦿⦿
Catalogue Nowell-Usticke (1967): O-, Unobtainable. Very mediocre. Quite distinct from H 75A
Description
According to Bartsch and Nowell-Usticke this print is the same as B 184, but they have probably confused it with A stout man
Related
This print is rejected by many authors, including Hind, Münz (attributed to Johannes van Vliet), but accepted by White-Boon and the New Hollstein.
Copies
There is a copy in the same direction by Leopold Flameng in Blanc’s catalogue 1859-61, p. I 391 (116 x 86 mm, WB).
States
All authors list one state only.
Prints and collections
Probably only two impressions are existing, one in the Rijksmuseum. Another was sold at the Boerner Sale in Amsterdam in 1930 (lot nr 1274), but is not listed in the New Hollstein.
Literature
H 321, BB 31-20, G -, M 8, Mz 284, RA 519, Cl -, W -, Bl 150, Du 182, Do 306
