Charity Begins at Home

Anonymous, British, 18th century British

March 20, 1773

Not on view

A thin woman dressed in rags and carrying a baby on her back begs for alms from a stout and well-dressed parson. City buildings are shown behind. The date and publisher's name are found on an impression of this print at the British Museum.

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Catalogue Raisonné

Title: Charity Begins at Home
Artist: Anonymous, British, 18th century
Publisher: William Humphrey (British, 1742?–in or before 1814)
Published in: London
Date: March 20, 1773
Medium: Hand-colored mezzotint
Dimensions: sheet: 13 3/8 x 9 13/16 in. (34 x 24.9 cm)
image: 12 11/16 x 9 5/8 in. (32.3 x 24.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Emily C. Chadbourne, 1952
Object Number: 52.585.72
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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