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An old couple lie in their sick bed receiving alms from a girl with the encouragement of her mother and a nun. Pen and ink drawing after J.B. Greuze.
- Greuze, Jean-Baptiste, 1725-1805
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- 17042i
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Credit: An old couple lie in their sick bed receiving alms from a girl with the encouragement of her mother and a nun. Pen and ink drawing after J.B. Greuze. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Also known as
La dame bienfaisante
L'exemple d'humanité.
Physical description
1 drawing : pen and ink, with wash
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Reference
Wellcome Library no. 17042i
Reproduction note
After: a painting by Greuze in the Musée des beaux-arts, Lyon
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