The birth of Saint Edmund, he is being nursed by a midwife while his mother rests in bed and is aided by assistants, 1433. Aquatint by H. Shaw, 1843.

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1843
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17258i
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1843

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1 print : aquatint ; image 9.8 x 10.4 cm

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Birth of St. Edmund. H. Shaw. Date 1433.

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Wellcome Collection 17258i

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After a painting in a manuscript of John Lydgate's life of Saint Edmund, British Library MS Harley 2278

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