The Young Beggars
1800
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1800
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This drawing shows a barefoot boy in tattered clothes, standing on a rough path. His hair is wild, and he holds a bundle of sticks over his shoulder. The background has faint buildings and a flat, open sky. The boy’s worn clothes and empty expression suggest hard times. This sketch was made around 1800 as part of a series about poor children. Look up Romanticism to see how artists used emotion and real-life struggles in their work.
