Who created "Five beggars in the countryside"?

Five beggars in the countryside was created by Jacques Dassonville in ca. 1640–70.

When was "Five beggars in the countryside" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1640–70.

What medium is "Five beggars in the countryside"?

Five beggars in the countryside is Etching.

Is "Five beggars in the countryside" in the public domain?

Yes, Five beggars in the countryside is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Five beggars in the countryside

Jacques Dassonville

ca. 1640–70

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 5 1/4 × 4 5/16 in. (13.4 × 11 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953

Accession Number

53.600.2379

Art Historical Context

In the tranquil yet poignant etching *Five Beggars in the Countryside*, created by French artist Jacques Dassonville around 1640–70, we encounter a humble scene of rural hardship. This small print (5¼ × 4⅜ in.), now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, captures five figures amid a pastoral landscape, evoking the social realities of 17th-century Europe. During this Baroque era, artists increasingly turned to genre subjects like beggars and peasants, blending realism with subtle moral undertones about poverty and resilience. Dassonville's choice of etching—...

Five beggars in the countryside

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