Twee bedelaars met hond 1801

"Twee bedelaars met hond" (Two Beggars with a Dog) is an etching by Johann Georg Wille, a prominent engraver from Germany. Created in 1801, the artwork depicts two men in tattered clothing, walking along a path with a small dog. Wille, renowned for his meticulous attention to detail, captures the plight of poverty with sensitivity and realism. The etching is part of Wille's larger collection "Recueil de Paysages et autres Figures," a testament to his skills and the prominence of etching in 18th-century art.