# Young Pilgrim Girl

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GRIMOU, Alexis](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/grimou-alexis-r0f9abe0904b07e>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 82 x 64 cm

## Commentary

The little girl&#39;s identity is made manifest by her pilgrim&#39;s staff and scallop shell, symbol of the shrine of Santiago \(St James\) in Compostela, Spain. Not a portrait, this was one of Grimou&#39;s most popular subjects, which he sold with its pendant, a young pilgrim boy.

## Related artworks

- [Portrait of a Young Boy](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/grimou-alexis-r0f9abe0904b07e/portrait-of-a-young-boy-r00374ef4ab293f>)
- [Young Woman in Theatrical Costume](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/grimou-alexis-r0f9abe0904b07e/young-woman-in-theatrical-costume-re9366e471f4251>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)