Bedelende grijsaard 1798

"Bedelende grijsaard" (Begging Old Man) is an etching created in 1798 by Pieter Kikkert, a Dutch artist known for his detailed depictions of everyday life. This small-scale work, measuring just 163 mm in height and 109 mm in width, portrays a stooped elderly man with a crutch, holding out his hand in a gesture of begging. The simple yet expressive lines of the etching capture the vulnerability and hardship of poverty, a common theme in Kikkert's oeuvre.