Oude man geeft een aalmoes aan een bedelares 1780

"Oude man geeft een aalmoes aan een bedelares" (Old Man Gives Alms to a Beggar Woman), created in 1780 by Jean Jacques de Boissieu, is a poignant depiction of charity and compassion. The etching portrays an elderly man offering a coin to a woman and child, while a couple behind them observes the scene. The composition's focus on the outstretched hand and the beggar's outstretched hand emphasizes the act of giving and receiving. This print was likely created during a time when poverty was prevalent in France and highlights the social issues of the period.