Art, literature & historyL'Aveugle et son Compagnon (The Blind Man and his Companion), from Les Gueux suite appelée aussi Les Mendiants, Les Baroni, ou Les Barons (The Beggars, also called the Barons)
ca. 1623
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Medium
- Etching; first state of two (Lieure)
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 7 5/16 x 10 3/8 in. (18.5 x 26.4 cm) Plate: 5 7/16 x 3 9/16 in. (13.8 x 9 cm)
- Collection no.
- 57.650.307(4)
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
L'Aveugle et son Compagnon (The Blind Man and his Companion), from Les Gueux suite appelée aussi Les Mendiants, Les Baroni, ou Les Barons (The Beggars, also called the Barons) — Jacques Callot. ca. 1623.
Medium: Etching; first state of two (Lieure). Dimensions: Sheet: 7 5/16 x 10 3/8 in. (18.5 x 26.4 cm) Plate: 5 7/16 x 3 9/16 in. (13.8 x 9 cm).
Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Credit line: Bequest of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1957.
This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.