TW427094 Blind Beggar, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Hedley, Ralph (1848-1913); 56.2x40.8 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: Ralph Hedley has produced a characterful study of one of the beggars on the streets of Victorian Newcastle. The old blind man is holding out his hat to collect coins. He has no work or other means of support, so must rely on charity;); 穢 Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English, out of copyright.