Two Beggars

Adriaen Matham1620 - 1660

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

These are certainly not virtuous poor people. The man is only pretending that he needs a wooden leg. The woman is screeching some bawdy song about young lovers being more desirable than old ones.

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Title: Two Beggars
Creator: Matham, Adriaen
Date Created: 1620 - 1660
Physical Dimensions: papier
Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

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