Who created "A beggar, seated on the ground holding a stick"?

A beggar, seated on the ground holding a stick was created by Mariano Fortuny, 1838–1874 in ca. 1862.

When was "A beggar, seated on the ground holding a stick" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1862.

What medium is "A beggar, seated on the ground holding a stick"?

A beggar, seated on the ground holding a stick is Etching.

Is "A beggar, seated on the ground holding a stick" in the public domain?

Yes, A beggar, seated on the ground holding a stick is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

A beggar, seated on the ground holding a stick

Mariano Fortuny, 1838–1874

ca. 1862

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet: 18 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (48 × 35.3 cm) Plate: 5 1/2 × 4 in. (14 × 10.2 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of M. Knoedler & Co.

Accession Number

19.18.7

Tags

Human Figures

Art Historical Context

Mariano Fortuny (1838–1874), a masterful Spanish artist renowned for hisist precision and Orientalist themes, this etching around 1862. Titled *A beggar, seated on the holding a stick*, the-scale print (plate: 5½ × 4 in.) a humble human figure in a moment of quiet endurance, evoking the everyday struggles of 19th-century. Etching, Fortuny's favored intaglio technique, enabled him to render intricate textures—from the beggar's ragged clothes to the gnarled stick—with extraordinary finesse. This method, involving acid biting into a metal plate, produced rich, velvety lines that convey both empa...

About the Artist

Mariano Fortuny, 1838–1874 (Spanish) · 1838 –1874

Spanish, 1838–1874

A beggar, seated on the ground holding a stick

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