A legless beggar asking the Wandering Jew for alms in a Spanish square. Etching by Frederick Carter, 1928.

  • Carter, Frederick.
Date:
1928
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44343i
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The beggar transports himself on a board on wheels. The wandering Jew, a stooping figure with a bowler hat and a stick, is a type who appears in other works by the same artist. In the background, the tower of a baroque church

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1928

Physical description

1 print : etching, with drypoint ; platemark 17.5 x 17.6 cm

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The Spanish beggar. "What, no legs! Lucky man!". Juif errant suite. Frederick Carter. 2nd state. Inscribed by the artist in pencil

Edition

[2nd state].

References note

Richard Grenville Clark, Frederick Carter A.R.E. 1883-1967: a study of his etchings, Guildford 1998, no. 72, pp. 50-54, repr. p. 54

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Credit line: Wellcome Collection 44343i / © RG Clark

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Copyright in this work is held by Richard Grenville Clark, Literary and artistic executor of Frederick Carter. Mr Clark has permitted copies to be made for purposes which are both non-commercial and broadly educational, provided that the stipulated credit line appears in the publication (letter from Mr Clark to the Wellcome Institute 11 March 1999)

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