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The Beggar and His Dog

Henry Kingsbury

The Beggar and His Dog

n.d.

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The Beggar and His Dog

Henry Kingsbury

The Beggar and His Dog

Henry Kingsbury

The Beggar and His Dog

n.d.

Physical Qualities Mezzotint, Sheet (Cut to platemark): 560 x 456 mm. (22 1/16 x 17 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Garrett Collection
Object Number 1946.112.10483

Markings: CM: Claghorn

Artist

Henry Kingsbury

British, active 1775 - 1804

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PRINTS, DRAWINGS & PHOTOGRAPHS
THE BLIND BEGGAR AND HIS DOG
Jacques Callot
The Blind Beggar and His Dog
1622
(BERTRAND): WHAT IF THEY DECIDE TO ROUGH US UP A BIT, THOSE DIE-HUNGERS?... - (ROBERT MACAIRE): WHAT, THE RIFF-RAFF?... YOU DON'T KNOW THEM, THE THINGS SHOUT, HOWL AFTER THE RICH LIKE DOGS AFTER BEGGARS, BUT THEY DON'T BITE... THEY'RE HARMLESS, JUST STUPID, THAT'S ALL... (HE CRIES OUT IN A LOUD VOICE)... HEEE... HOOO, GO TO IT, DOTARDS. (THE PEOPLE NOTICE WITH EMOTION THAT HE DOESN'T CRUSH ANYONE AND THAT HE SEEMS A RATHER GOOD BLOKE).
Honoré Daumier
(Bertrand): What if they decide to rough us up a bit, those die-hungers?... - (Robert Macaire): What, the riff-raff?... You don't know them, the things shout, howl after the rich like dogs after beggars, but they don't bite... they're harmless, just stupid, that's all... (he cries out in a loud voice)... Heee... Hooo, go to it, Dotards. (The people notice with emotion that he doesn't crush anyone and that he seems a rather good bloke).
1838
THE HOUR OF THE DOG
John Akomfrah
The Hour Of The Dog
2025
The Student Beating Away the Beggars
Alphonse Adolphe Gery-Bichard
The Student Beating Away the Beggars
c. 1890
The Beggars Pursuing the Student
Alphonse Adolphe Gery-Bichard
The Beggars Pursuing the Student
c. 1890
The Dogs before the Prison
Alphonse Adolphe Gery-Bichard
The Dogs before the Prison
c. 1890
The Attack on the Beggars
Alphonse Adolphe Gery-Bichard
The Attack on the Beggars
c. 1890
The Beggar before the Tribunal
Alphonse Adolphe Gery-Bichard
The Beggar before the Tribunal
c. 1890
THE BEGGARS' INN
Pieter Serwouters, David Vinckeboons I, and others
The Beggars' Inn
1608
FAMILY SCENE WITH DOG
Edmond Alexandre Morin
Family Scene with Dog
n.d.
SMALL DOG
Boris Savelev
Small Dog
1978