XIR346619 The Beggars, 1568 (oil on panel) by Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-69); 18.5x21.5 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: On the back of the painting is an inscription in Flemish, "Cripples, take heart, and may your affairs prosper. " The classes are indicated by their headgear: a cardboard crown for the king, a paper coiffe for the army, a beret for the bourgeoisie, a cap for the peasantry, and a bishop\'s mitre for the church.); Flemish, out of copyright.