{"product_id":"the-blind-beggar-ngal1095","title":"The Blind Beggar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eJosephus Laurentius Dyckmans (Belgian, 1811 - 1888)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Dimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e19 3\/4\" x 18 1\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Gallery of Art, London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Artwork: \u003c\/strong\u003e(1853) \"An old man leans against the wall of a church, tilting his head towards the light shining down on the scene. A little girl leans towards him, her hand outstretched as if begging. The pair are shabby but spotlessly clean. Their skin glows in the light; the man’s beard, painted strand by strand with a brush with a single hair, is combed and meticulous.\n\nThis painting, perhaps a little sentimental to modern eyes, was intended for the nineteenth-century middle-class home, where charity towards the poor was encouraged – though donations were only for people thought of as ‘the deserving poor’. Those considered rogues – shown drunk, thieving or simply dirty, in pamphlets put out by organisations concerned with the morals of the poor – need not apply for charity. It would be withheld (doubtless with a strong sense of self-justification).\" - (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgallery.org.uk\/paintings\/josephus-laurentius-dyckmans-the-blind-beggar\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"National Gallery of Art London - The Blind Beggar\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNational Gallery of Art, London\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Josephus Laurentius Dyckmans","offers":[{"title":"No Size Selected (Select a Size)","offer_id":50509786644723,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Replica Size (19 3\/4\" x 18 1\/4\")","offer_id":50509786677491,"sku":null,"price":667.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature Size (18 5\/8\" x 17 1\/4\")","offer_id":50509786710259,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Size (22 3\/4\" x 21\")","offer_id":50509786743027,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gallery Size (27 7\/8\" x 25 7\/8\")","offer_id":50509786775795,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Statement Size (36\" x 33 1\/4\")","offer_id":50509786808563,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grand Size (43 1\/4\" x 40 1\/8\")","offer_id":50509786841331,"sku":null,"price":2795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Estate Size (51\" x 47 1\/8\")","offer_id":50509786874099,"sku":null,"price":3695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Size (61 1\/8\" x 56 3\/4\")","offer_id":50509786906867,"sku":null,"price":4995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/5738\/6483\/files\/TheBlindBeggar.jpg?v=1788501880","url":"https:\/\/commissionedpaintings.com\/products\/the-blind-beggar-ngal1095","provider":"Commissioned Paintings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}