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Toby, a well known imposter, 1822. Creator: Robert CooperToby, a well known imposter, 1822. Portrait of a man on crutches, holding out a hat, with a scarf around his head and eyes
Thomas Hudson, Remarkable for his Misfortunes, 1821. Creator: Robert CooperThomas Hudson, Remarkable for his Misfortunes, 1821. Portrait of the beggar Thomas Hudson, an unfortunate. Hudson (died 1767)
William Stevenson, A notorious Beggar who died worth £900, 1821. Creator: Robert CooperWilliam Stevenson, A notorious Beggar who died worth £ 900, 1821. Portrait of London hoarding beggar William Stevenson, who was apparently found on his death to be worth £ 900
A Begger Woman. Creator: UnknownA Begger Woman. Indian woman and child. Postcard
A Sennin, c1780-1860, (1910). Creator: Onitake ToshiyoshiA Sennin, c1780-1860, (1910). Shibuichi tsuba by Onitake Toshiyoshi (1760-1867) a Sennin named Tekki, who had the misfortune of being a beggar. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G
Old age and poverty, 15th century, (1849). Creator: H MoulinOld age and poverty, 15th century, (1849). An elderly woman on crutches, representing old age, and a figure in rags with a begging bowl, representing poverty
Der Geizhals, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Creator: Carl SpitzwegDer Geizhals, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). The miser. A woman holding a child begs at a window, while a man sitting on a trunk counts his money
Itinerant musician, Mongolia, c1928. Creator: UnknownItinerant musician, Mongolia, c1928. Man with traditional Mongolian stringed instrument. From " Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928
Elderly beggar, Egypt, c1928. Creator: UnknownElderly beggar, Egypt, c1928. Egyptian Arab man in colourful clothes, begging for alms. From " Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928
Romanian beggar, c1928. Creator: UnknownRomanian beggar, c1928. Elderly man with begging bowl. From " Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928. [Georg A Jasmatzi, A.-G. Dresden, Germany]
Beggar, central China, c1928. Creator: UnknownBeggar, central China, c1928. Kneeling mendicant. From " Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928. [Georg A Jasmatzi, A.-G. Dresden, Germany]
The Blind Beggar, 1853, (c1902). Creator: UnknownThe Blind Beggar, 1853, (c1902). After a painting in the National Gallery, London. Scene outside a church of a blind man clutching rosary beads, accompanied by a young girl
The Trinity and Saints, mid 18th century, (1928). Artist: Giovanni Battista TiepoloThe Trinity and Saints, mid 18th century, (1928). The Trinity, Joseph, and a Bishop Saint, beside whom a beggar kneels, pen with wash on paper. Sketch for a ceiling painting
Three Chinese figures, 18th century. Artist: Charles GrignionThree Chinese figures, 18th century. A mendicant, a peasant and a lady of distinction
Entrance to Croydon Palace, Croydon, Surrey, c1800. Croydon is now in the London borough of Croydon. A man can be seen begging from two figures
View of Horse Guards, Westminster, London, 1768. ArtistView of Horse Guards, Westminster, London, 1768. On the left three figures are carrying chimney sweeping equipment and on the right a beggar holds out his hat
Fable V, the beau and the beggar... c1770. Artist: I SmithFable V, the beau and the beggar... c1770. The scene is Pottage Island, an area behind St Martin-in-the-Fields then inhabited by cooks
The Westminster mendicant, 1784. Artist: Thomas RowlandsonThe Westminster mendicant, 1784. A blind beggar, Sir Cecil Wray, being led by his dog. This satire is a reference to Wrays lack of success in contesting the Westminster constituency at the 1784
Cold Bath Fields Prison, Finsbury, London, 1830. Artist: W WatkinsCold Bath Fields Prison, Finsbury, London, 1830. View with figures and horse-drawn carriages on the street. Also showing a figure begging on the left
Holy Trinity Chapel, Leadenhall Street, known as Leadenhall Chapel, City of London, 1805. View with figures outside, including a woman with a basket and boy begging on the left
Western entrance to the Church of St Bartholomew-the-Great, Smithfield, City of London, 1837. A one-legged man, possibly a beggar, leans against the wall
Peter and John with the Beggar at the Beautiful Gate, c1810-c1844
A crowded coach travelling between Greenwich and Charing Cross, London, 1783. ArtistA crowded coach travelling between Greenwich and Charing Cross, London, on the Whitsunday holiday, 1783. A helpless dog is dragged alongside the coach
The London Beggar, Cries of London, (c1688?)The London Beggar. A woman and two children who are beggars. The woman leads one of the children, who is looking up at her beseechingly, by the hand. She carries the other, smaller child on her back
Fakeer attached to the Suite of the Governor General in Camp, 1844. A bearded Hindu or Muslim holy man sits playing a drum by a small fire
View of the Cambridge Heath Turnpike, Hackney, London, 1809. Artist: Heinrich SchutzView of the Cambridge Heath Turnpike, Tower Hamlets, London, 1809. With a view of St Pauls Cathedral on the horizon. In the foreground a man with crutches begs from a passing group
A Wood-in Triumph, or a New Idol for the Ragamuffins, 1809. Artist: C WilliamsA Wood-in Triumph, or a New Idol for the Ragamuffins, 1809. A crowd of labourers and beggars doffing their hats or drawing the Lord Mayors coach, containing Sheriff Wood
Theatrical Mendicants, Relieved... 1809. Artist: James GillrayTheatrical Mendicants, Relieved... 1809. John Kemble, with his brother Charles and his sister Sarah Siddons in tears, begging outside Northumberland House and receiving a draft for 10, 000 pounds
Blind man begging, Great Depression, New York, USA, 1933
Bishop Ken and a Beggar, 1912. Thomas Ken (1637-1711) was an English cleric who was considered the most eminent of the English non-juring bishops, and one of the fathers of modern English hymnody
Blind beggars of Tehran, Persia, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]
King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid, 1884, (1911). Artist: Sir Edward Coley Burne-JonesKing Cophetua and the Beggar Maid, 1884, 1911. Painting held at the Tate Britain, London. From Bibbys Annual 1911. [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1911]
Petite Mendiante Rousse, c1843, (1939). Artist: Emile Isidore DeroyPetite Mendiante Rousse, c1843, (1939). To a red-haired beggar is a poem by Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867). The painting is housed in the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France. From Verve - Nos
A Blind Beggar, c1887, (1901). Artist: Mortimer L MenpesA Blind Beggar, c1887, (1901). From Japan - A Record in Colour, by Mortimer Menpes. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1901]
Mendicant, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus PlateMendicant, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]
A Beggar, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L MenpesA Beggar, 1903. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, the Delhi Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911, at the height of the British Empire to mark the succession of an Emperor or Empress
Gipsy Beggars, c1795. Artist: Julius Caesar IbbetsonGipsy Beggars, c1795. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford Volume III. - I to S, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe
Vagrants, c19th century, (1924). Artist: Paul-Joseph BlancVagrants, c19th century. From The Connoisseur Vol LXVIII [Otto Limited, London, 1924.]
The Vagabond, c1879-1914, (1914). Artist: Theophile Alexandre SteinlenThe Vagabond, c1914. After a drawing by Theophile Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923). From The Studio Vol. 62 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1914.]
Portrait of Sir Francis Ford?s Children Giving a Coin to a Beggar Boy. Exhibited 1793 (1906). Artist: Charles WilkinsonPortrait of Sir Francis Ford?s Children Giving a Coin to a Beggar Boy. Exhibited 1793. Sir Francis Ford (1758-1801) was the Member of Parliament for Newcastle-Under-Lyme from 22 February 1793 to
King of the beggars, Loong Wah, China, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodKing of the beggars, Loong Wah, China, late 19th or early 20th century. Chief of the Beggar Guild. Stereoscopic card. Detail
Milkmaid and beggar, 1316, (1910). The beggar wears a horned hood which covers the shoulders like a cape. He carries a similarly dressed child on his back
Pilgrim beggars beating little gongs, near Lake Kawaguchi, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodPilgrim beggars beating little gongs, near Lake Kawaguchi, Japan, 1904. The house in the background is covered with drying corn. Stereoscopic card. Detail
Tibetan mendicants, c1910. The term mendicant refers to begging or relying on charitable donations, and is most widely used for religious followers or ascetics who rely exclusively on charity to
Persian men, 1895. Artist: Charles BarbantPersian men, 1895. Featured are a noblemen, a Dervish and a mendicant. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co
Sudanese Arabs and a female Shilluk slave, Sudan, 1895. Artist: Ivan PranishnikoffSudanese Arabs and a female Shilluk slave, Sudan, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XXII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co
Arab mendicant, Biskra and El-kantra women, c1890. Artist: HildibrandArab mendicant, Biskra and El-kantra women, c1890. Illustration from The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, Division XXI, (Virtue & Co Limited, London, c1890)
Hindu religious beggar, India, 20th century
