Pope Sixtus IV being shown the cadavers of dead illegitimate children picked out of the Tiber, and deciding to reform the law which allowed their infanticide. Photograph by Ditta Vasari, 19-- (?) after a freso painting.

A monk carries a small child at night, while on his back he carries a bundle in which the face of a woman is visible: he is delivering them to a convent. Etching.

Unmarried mothers being brought before a court hearing and judged severely. Woodcut.

Six vignettes on a design for a fan illustrating how to lead a moral and happy life. Stipple engraving, 1797.

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