An old beggar with a stick, holding a hat, in profile to right: PD.25-1969

Current Location: In storage

Titles

An old beggar with a stick, holding a hat, in profile to right

Maker(s)

Entities

Drawing

Notes

History note: Earl Spencer (Lugt 1530); from an album of drawings an prints by Della Bella and his followers, several of which belonged to Nicola Francesco Haym (Lugt 1970) and Lord Spencer; Christie's, 1 July, 1969, part of lot 46, repr., bt. Colnaghi for the Museum (£320)

Measurements and weight

Height: 131 mm
Width: 78 mm

Relative size of this object

What does this represent?

Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1969) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

Production date: before AD 1640 : possibly dates from before 1640 on account of its similarity with Callot's work

Note

A study in reverse for the beggar in the etching (De V.162), one of a series of 9 prints of single figures, untitled. (De V. 156-164). The Print has in the background two small studies of women with babies and is smaller (80 x 60 mm)

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Brown ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down on old mount)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen, brown ink on paper laid down on old mount

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: with Spencer shelf-mark?

Text: A/No.45
Location: Old mount, verso

Text: So della Bella
Location: Old mount, recto

Text: S: della Bella
Location: Old mount, verso
Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.25-1969
Primary reference Number: 7103
Lugt: 1530
Lugt: 1970
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 16 July 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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