Frederik Bloemaert, “An Old Beggar”, c.1650, after Abraham Bloemaert

Frederik Bloemaert (1610–1669)

“An Old Beggar” (“Oude bedelaar”), c.1650 (1635–1669)

Technical Details & Condition:

Engraving on fine laid paper featuring a Foolscap watermark. The sheet has been trimmed with a narrow margin around the image borderline and professionally supported on tissue-thin archival (Kozo) washi paper. 

This print is based on a drawing by the artist’s father, Abraham Bloemaert (1564–1651). It is the second plate from the series of 30 engravings (“The Little Figures” / “De Kleine Figuren”), catalogued as Roethlisberger 322–350. 

The impression is strong, crisp, and well-printed, showing no signs of wear to the printing plate. The sheet is in near-pristine condition, free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, or stains.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 12.6 x 8 cm
• Image Borderline: 12.1 x 7.7 cm

In-Plate Numbering:

• Lower left corner: “2”

References:

• Roethlisberger 322 (Marcel G. Roethlisberger, “Abraham Bloemaert and His Sons: Paintings and Prints”, vol. 1, 1993, Davaco, Doornspuk, p. 240, cat. no. 322)
• Hollstein Dutch 157 (FWH Hollstein, “Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts ca. 1450-1700: Berckheyde–Bodding”, vol. 2, 1950, Amsterdam, Menno Hertzberger, p. 87, cat. nos. 156–185)
• Rijksmuseum: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200447064

Price & Shipping:

AU$239 (approximately US$164.74 / €142.85 / £123.61), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties (if any) are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this remarkably fine engraving of a beggar—an image reflecting a time when motives of beggars were often explored, with rascal beggars depicted looking back at their troubled origins and carrying bulging satchels, whereas genuine beggars looked ahead and bore no spoils of misadventure—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I will be happy to send a PayPal invoice for a smooth and secure transaction.

This print has been sold