Accession Number2014/2.14
TitleThe Beggar Boy
Artist(s)G. P. BarbierArtist NationalityBritish (modern)Object Creation Date1793Medium & Supportoil on canvasDimensions 36 3/4 in x 31 3/4 in x 2 in (93.35 cm x 80.64 cm x 5.08 cm)
Credit LineGift of Daphne SwabeySubject matterThe painting depicts a young beggar with outstretched hand, a popular "social type" for sentimental genre painting during the eighteenth and early nineteenth century.
Physical DescriptionA boy in a white shirt with a tan vest holds up an empty hand toward the viewer. He has light brown colored hair and red cheeks. The boy is depicted against a dark background.
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Keywords
beggars
boys
chiaroscuro
children (people by age group)
genre (visual works)
hands (animal components)
poor
portraits