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The worst is to beg
The worst is to beg

The worst is to beg

Artist (Spanish, 1746 - 1828)
Titles
  • Plate 55 from The Disasters of War
  • Lo peor es pedir
Dateca. 1810-1820 (published 1863)
Mediumetching, lavis, burnisher
DimensionsOverall: 9 11/16 x 13 1/4 in. (24.6 x 33.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert and Karen Hoehn
CultureSpanish
PortfolioLos desastres de la guerra, first edition by Tomas Harris, March 1863
Catalogue raisonnéHarris 121.III.1b (first edition, with letters, before correction); Blas & Matilla 2000, cat.no.1.
Object numberPC1999.01.55
ClassificationsPrint Collection
DescriptionPeople huddling together (beggers), expressing emotions of poverty, exhaustion, hunger. Woman (faced away) is walking past huddle.

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