Two Beggars, Adriaen Matham, after Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, 1620 - 1660

Two Beggars, Adriaen Matham, after Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, 1620 - 1660

engraving, h 375mm × w 302mm More details

These are certainly not virtuous poor people. The man is only pretending that he needs a wooden leg. The woman is screeching some bawdy song about young lovers being more desirable than old ones.