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Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. Halftone after P.H. Calderon.

Monks singing the Liturgy of the Hours; one monk doing penance. Etching by J.J. de Boissieu, 1795.

The shrine of Saint Thomas of Canterbury: King Henry II being scourged in penance. Coloured etching by J. Carter, 1794.

Eleanor doing penance for witchcraft. Engraving by A. Smith, 1811, after R. Smirke.

Men and women in India performing various kinds of penance and mortification.. Etching by Giuseppe Filosi.

A dancing couple from the Pujari caste. Gouache drawing.

King David is forced by God to choose between famine, defeat in battle, or a pestilence. Engraving by M. Ogier, 1676.

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Monks singing the Liturgy of the Hours; one monk doing penance. Etching by J.J. de Boissieu, 1795.

King David is forced by God to choose between famine, defeat in battle, or a pestilence. Engraving by M. Ogier, 1676.

A dancing couple from the Pujari caste. Gouache drawing.

The shrine of Saint Thomas of Canterbury: King Henry II being scourged in penance. Coloured etching by J. Carter, 1794.

Eleanor doing penance for witchcraft. Engraving by A. Smith, 1811, after R. Smirke.