Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-69)
Beggars at the Door of a House
1648
Etching (Bartsch 176, State III)
Museum no. CAI 672
Bequeathed by Constantine Alexander Ionides

Rembrandt's informal depictions of peasants and beggars have been perennially popular with artists and collectors. This humble scene seems to have been a special favourite, for at least seven different copies exist by other artists. William Strang clearly had the print in mind when working on his own etching, The Fruit Seller.