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Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine

Beggar Man

1787
Etching in black on ivory China paper
8.1 × 7 cm (3.2 × 2.8 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

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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