M0007187: Manuscript illustration of a childbirth scene, c. 15th centruy

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Nativity? sick child? circa 15thC Brussels

Photograph of an illustration from an unidentified 15th century manuscript, possibly held by the Royal library of Belgium, Brussels. The illustration depicts a post childbirth scene, with child being bathed in foreground and mother resting. Related images:M0000482

30 July 1940

2 photographs sheet film negative; 16.3 x 11.8 cm photographic print; 9.5 x 9 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.