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A disguised Ravana luring Sita away. Chromolithograph.

Serbo-Bulgarian War: wounded Russian soldiers begging ambulance men to be taken away from the battlefield. Wood engraving.

A bearded beggar with a misshapen left leg standing with two crutches. Etching possibly after J. Callot.

A beggar dressed in rags limping with the aid of a staff towards a village. Etching possibly after J. Callot.

A miser and usurer holding a money-bag is accosted by a poor man on crutches.  Woodcut by J. Amman, c. 1568.

Two bearded beggars holding out an upturned hat begging for alms. Etching possibly after J. Callot.

A blind man with his dog. Etching by Jacques Callot, ca. 1622.

A bearded beggar, dressed in rags, holding a staff in his left hand. Etching with engraving possibly after J. Callot.

A begging Brahman performing a ritual with his wife. Gouache drawing.

A variety of beggars, members of the organization of the "Argot". Wood engraving by A. Rivaud after a tapestry in Reims.

Little Saint Mary's Church, Cambridge: exterior with a blind man begging for alms. Etching by R. Farren, 1880.

Domestic violence: a man beating his wife with a shoe. Watercolour drawing.

Savitri pleading with Yama for her husband's life. Chromolithograph.

A man with a wooden leg plays the violin while his wife and children accompany him with a song. Coloured lithograph.

The British Museum in Montague House: the Great Russell Street facade. Engraving after T. H. Shepherd.

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Little Saint Mary's Church, Cambridge: exterior with a blind man begging for alms. Etching by R. Farren, 1880.

Domestic violence: a man beating his wife with a shoe. Watercolour drawing.

Savitri pleading with Yama for her husband's life. Chromolithograph.

A man with a wooden leg plays the violin while his wife and children accompany him with a song. Coloured lithograph.

The British Museum in Montague House: the Great Russell Street facade. Engraving after T. H. Shepherd.