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The fountain of life. Oil painting.

The fountain of life, and saints. Oil painting.

Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées, France: the ceremony of immersion. Pencil drawing by R. Cleaver.

Sick people visiting Saint Winifred's (Saint Winefrede's) well. Etching by G. Cuitt, 1813.

St. Winifred's Well, Flintshire, Wales: interior. Etching by G. Cuitt, 1813.

M0002536: A Cornish curative well.

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Sick people visiting Saint Winifred's (Saint Winefrede's) well. Etching by G. Cuitt, 1813.

St. Winifred's Well, Flintshire, Wales: interior. Etching by G. Cuitt, 1813.

M0002536: A Cornish curative well.

Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées, France: the ceremony of immersion. Pencil drawing by R. Cleaver.

The fountain of life. Oil painting.