Art Institute of Chicago

Beggar Man

Jean Pierre Norblin De La Gourdaine

Date

1787

Medium

Etching in black on ivory China paper

Culture

France

Department

Prints and Drawings

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

Many of Norblin's etchings depict colorful figures in Asian or Polish peasant costume. It is unclear whether any of his prints appeared on the market in his lifetime; the earliest impressions are on tissue- weight paper, and many that are known today were probably printed after the artist's death.

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