Beggar with a Wooden Leg — Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) | DiscoverArt

Beggar with a Wooden Leg

ca. 1630

Etching, New Holl. second state of four

11.3 × 6.6 cm (4.4 × 2.6 in)

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