Pauvrete Collection

Joseph Johnson or Black Joe, wounded veteran merchant seaman, wearing his Nelson ship hat
FLO5000869 Joseph Johnson or Black Joe, wounded veteran merchant seaman, wearing his Nelson ship hat. He earned his living as a Regular Chaunter singing songs such as Storm

Tall blind beggar with stick and cap, seller of penny religious tracts, in front of Mr
FLO5000814 Tall blind beggar with stick and cap, seller of penny religious tracts, in front of Mr. Whitbread's brewery, London

Silent blind beggar wear a sign that reads Pray pity the Blind, selling penny tracts from his hat
FLO5000800 Silent blind beggar wear a sign that reads Pray pity the Blind, selling penny tracts from his hat. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

Medieval beggar types: soap eater (lunatic imposter) from the era of Elizabeth I
FLO5000783 Medieval beggar types: soap eater (lunatic imposter) from the era of Elizabeth I, Tom of Bedlam from the era of Edward VI

Disabled begging Lilly who worked Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey. Lost his leg in an accident at Westminster
FLO5003399 Disabled begging Lilly who worked Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey. Lost his leg in an accident at Westminster

Portrait of beggars in Bombay (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century
CSO4985036 Portrait of beggars in Bombay (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century -; (add.info.: Portrait of beggars in Bombay (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century

Business away from home - Business away from home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980175 Business away from home - Business away from home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Business away from home - Business away from home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured)

A plump rich vicar with tobacco pipe and liquor ignores the entreaties of a poor old woman
FLO4718115 A plump rich vicar with tobacco pipe and liquor ignores the entreaties of a poor old woman. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin

Girl of Granada of the poorest class during the Islamic era, Emirates of Granada (1238-1492)
FLO4706342 Girl of Granada of the poorest class during the Islamic era, Emirates of Granada (1238-1492). Because of her poverty, she is always spinning yarn

Art. Entertaiment. The singer Eugenie Buffet at the cabaret La Cigale, Paris
3434490 Art. Entertaiment. The singer Eugenie Buffet at the cabaret La Cigale, Paris. Poster by Luc Metivet, France, c.1895 (poster); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Coll. Part. Art. Entertaiment)

Emigration to the USA, 1896 (engraving)
2526569 Emigration to the USA, 1896 (engraving) by Dawant, Albert Pierre (1852-1923); (add.info.: USA. Emigrants in the harbour of New York)

May Day street performer in mask, hat and beribboned suit and Street-strolling Clown in bells and tassles
FLO5003410 May Day street performer in mask, hat and beribboned suit and Street-strolling Clown in bells and tassles. Fellows dismissed from the public places of entertainment

Street crossing sweeper on Ludgate Hill wearing a cloth on his head. Copperplate etching drawn
FLO5000908 Street crossing sweeper on Ludgate Hill wearing a cloth on his head. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

William Kinlock, blind beggar, with begging bowl. Begs at Furnival's Inn and Portugal Street
FLO5000888 William Kinlock, blind beggar, with begging bowl. Begs at Furnival's Inn and Portugal Street. Worked as a lathe turner before losing his sight under Lord Heathfield at the Siege of

Charles McGee, one-eyed Jamaican beggar aged 73 who stands at the Obelisk, Ludgate Hill
FLO5000861 Charles McGee, one-eyed Jamaican beggar aged 73 who stands at the Obelisk, Ludgate Hill. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

Blind Charles Wood with organ and dancing dog, the real learned English dog Bob, in front of the Privy Garden wall
FLO5000822 Blind Charles Wood with organ and dancing dog, the real learned English dog Bob, in front of the Privy Garden wall

Blind beggar with walking stick attended by a young boy, frequently seen at Finsbury Square and Bunhill Row, London
FLO5000772 Blind beggar with walking stick attended by a young boy, frequently seen at Finsbury Square and Bunhill Row, London

William Friday, a Simpler, supplier of herbs. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his
FLO5003444 William Friday, a Simpler, supplier of herbs. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

Music. Classical music. La boheme, opera in four acts by Giacomo Puccini. Imagery, France, c.1900 (postcard)
3433691 Music. Classical music. La boheme, opera in four acts by Giacomo Puccini. Imagery, France, c.1900 (postcard); (add.info.: La Boheme, opera de Puccini (1896). Imagerie, France, debut 20eme

Music. Hop O my Thumb. Cover for a score by Boutet de Monvel, France, 1896. (poster)
3434488 Music. Hop O my Thumb. Cover for a score by Boutet de Monvel, France, 1896. (poster); (add.info.: Coll. Part. Music. Hop O my Thumb)

Religion. Catholic Religion. Saint Martin of Tours share his cloak. Miniature, France, XIVth cent. Bibl
3434347 Religion. Catholic Religion. Saint Martin of Tours share his cloak. Miniature, France, XIVth cent. Bibl. Mazarine, Paris.; (add.info.: Religion. Religion catholique. Miniature, France, 14eme)

Education. The poor orphan. Orphanage. Illustration, Germany, c.1900 (postcard)
3434227 Education. The poor orphan. Orphanage. Illustration, Germany, c.1900 (postcard); (add.info.: Education. Coll. Part. Education. The poor orphan. Orphanage)

The duke. Assisted by his courtiers, the Duke is docked in the street by a beggar with her child asking for charity
FLO4675881 The duke. Assisted by his courtiers, the Duke is docked in the street by a beggar with her child asking for charity

The daycare center of the Social House in Popincourt, Paris, 1903 (photo)
8672357 The daycare center of the Social House in Popincourt, Paris, 1903 (photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: The daycare center at the Maison Sociale in the working-class neighborhood of)

A farmer woman is back from the forest with her 2 children, they collected wood, 1861 (engraving)
1729215 A farmer woman is back from the forest with her 2 children, they collected wood, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving by A. Beauvais)

Daniel Cropp, filthy street-crossing sweeper on Charles Street and Rathbone Place
FLO5000897 Daniel Cropp, filthy street-crossing sweeper on Charles Street and Rathbone Place. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

Beggars leaving London for their workhouse. Disabled begging on crutches in patchwork coats and rags
FLO5003470 Beggars leaving London for their workhouse. Disabled begging on crutches in patchwork coats and rags. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

Blind chaunter or singer with a catgut fiddle and bow. The fiddle has a tea canister for a soundbox
FLO5003460 Blind chaunter or singer with a catgut fiddle and bow. The fiddle has a tea canister for a soundbox. Copied from an etching by Miller after a drawing by Gravelot

Teetotal blind beggar who sold halfpenny ballads on the beggars road near Bethnal Green
FLO5000815 Teetotal blind beggar who sold halfpenny ballads on the beggars road near Bethnal Green. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

Street-crossing sweeper boy in a large waistcoast and soldier's jacket. With dog and broom
FLO5000932 Street-crossing sweeper boy in a large waistcoast and soldier's jacket. With dog and broom. Worked Prince's Street and Hanover Square

Joseph Thake and son, makers of willow rattle puzzles which they sold for 6p at St. Paul's Churchyard
FLO5000866 Joseph Thake and son, makers of willow rattle puzzles which they sold for 6p at St. Paul's Churchyard. Copperplate etching drawn

Taylor, a blind cobbler or industrious beggar. Lived at 6 Saffron Hill and worked stands at Whitehall
FLO5000840 Taylor, a blind cobbler or industrious beggar. Lived at 6 Saffron Hill and worked stands at Whitehall and Tottenham Court Road

Portrait of Saint Martin, patron saint of beggars and vagabonds, with two disabled beggars at his feet
FLO5000741 Portrait of Saint Martin, patron saint of beggars and vagabonds, with two disabled beggars at his feet. By an unknown German artist circa 1460

English dandies slumming it incognito with Peg, Massa Piebald and a black one-legged fiddler in a beggars bar in St
FLO4662117 English dandies slumming it incognito with Peg, Massa Piebald and a black one-legged fiddler in a beggars bar in St. Giles

Music. Le Grenier (The Attic). Illustration for a song of the french songwriter Pierre Jean de Beranger, France, c.1910
2638822 Music. Le Grenier (The Attic). Illustration for a song of the french songwriter Pierre Jean de Beranger, France, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI

Les pauvres gens pednant l'hiver. Enfants dans la misere faisant un feu de bois dans la neige pour se rechauffer
COI4130884 Les pauvres gens pednant l'hiver. Enfants dans la misere faisant un feu de bois dans la neige pour se rechauffer. Gravure du journal "Gazette des Enfants", 1895

Venerable disabled Jewish mendicant beggar pulled around Petticoat Lane in a truck
FLO5000893 Venerable disabled Jewish mendicant beggar pulled around Petticoat Lane in a truck. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

John MacNally, a go-kart, billy in bowl, or sledge beggar. He lost both legs in an accident when an apprentice in Cork
FLO5000873 John MacNally, a go-kart, billy in bowl, or sledge beggar. He lost both legs in an accident when an apprentice in Cork. Rides a dog-drawn cart drawn by Boxer and Rover

Samuel Horsey, a famous go-kart, billy in bowl, or sledge beggar. He claimed to have both legs amputated by the surgeon
FLO5000858 Samuel Horsey, a famous go-kart, billy in bowl, or sledge beggar. He claimed to have both legs amputated by the surgeon John Abernathy in St. Bartholomew's Hospital

Blind Priscilla, the patchwork quilt-making industrious beggar of St. James, Clerkenwell
FLO5000825 Blind Priscilla, the patchwork quilt-making industrious beggar of St. James, Clerkenwell, in front of Spa-fields reservoir waterworks

Notorious blind beggar in costume of a survivor of the Battle of Waterloo with a portrait of a wounded sailor on his
FLO5000770 Notorious blind beggar in costume of a survivor of the Battle of Waterloo with a portrait of a wounded sailor on his chest

Street entertainer who mimicked bird song using a piece of tin in his mouth
FLO5003442 Street entertainer who mimicked bird song using a piece of tin in his mouth, while he pretended to play two tobacco pipes like a violin

Two bone pickers sitting on the stairs with a dog. One sews patches onto his patchwork coat of bits of old velvet
FLO5003421 Two bone pickers sitting on the stairs with a dog. One sews patches onto his patchwork coat of bits of old velvet, carpet, cloth, etc

Art. "The old poet". Artist and bohemian life in an attic. Illustration by Carl Spizweg, Allemagne
3433997 Art. "The old poet". Artist and bohemian life in an attic. Illustration by Carl Spizweg, Allemagne, c.1900 (postcard); (add.info.: Art. Coll. Part. Art. "The old poet")

Bill Row and John Taylor, two grubbers with iron pick, broom and basket. They search for nails
FLO5003436 Bill Row and John Taylor, two grubbers with iron pick, broom and basket. They search for nails, rings and coins in the cracks between cobblestones

William Frasier, disabled beggar and seller of boot laces. He lost both his hands in the Napoleonic Wars
FLO5003406 William Frasier, disabled beggar and seller of boot laces. He lost both his hands in the Napoleonic Wars. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

William Tomlins, street crossing sweeper on Albermarle and St. James Street
FLO5000887 William Tomlins, street crossing sweeper on Albermarle and St. James Street. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

Beggar carving Turkish Moorings, a chain made of ash, seated with hat, crutch and walking stick
FLO5000844 Beggar carving Turkish Moorings, a chain made of ash, seated with hat, crutch and walking stick. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

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"Pauvreté: A Glimpse into the Struggles of Life" In the 19th century oil painting, "The Blind Girl, " we witness the poignant portrayal of a young girl deprived of sight, symbolizing the harsh reality faced by those trapped in poverty. The brushstrokes capture her vulnerability and resilience amidst adversity. Louis XII and Anne of Brittany, king and queen of France, are depicted in a faience plate painted by Adrien Thibault. This artwork showcases their efforts to alleviate poverty through alumone production, highlighting their commitment to social welfare during their reign. An engraving featuring Robert II the Pious reminds us that even rulers recognized the importance of addressing poverty. His image serves as a reminder that combating destitution requires collective effort from all levels of society. La Fontaine's fables come alive in an enchanting 19th-century engraving titled "The Limbs and Stomach. " Through this allegory, we understand how societal inequalities can lead to suffering for those less fortunate. A black-and-white photograph captures a traveler with his rucksack walking along a desolate road in 1930s USA. This evocative image reflects the hardships endured during times of economic downturn when many were left without shelter or sustenance. An illustration from 1901 depicts confidence as an essential virtue needed to overcome poverty's grip. It serves as a reminder that self-belief is crucial for individuals facing challenging circumstances. Another black-and-white photo portrays a homeless person in Italy circa 1950. Their anonymity emphasizes society's tendency to overlook those struggling on its fringes—a stark reminder that poverty knows no borders or time periods. An engraved portrait from c. 1880 introduces us to a young Irish farmer whose livelihood may be marred by limited resources and opportunities due to systemic disadvantages faced by rural communities at that time.