A woman with two small children pleads for alms from a man dressed in a cape and feathered cap. Engraving by C. Heath, 1824 after H. Corbould.

  • Corbould, H. (Henry), 1787-1844.
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[1824]
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31957i
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[London] : [W. Baynes and son], [1824]

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1 print : engraving ; image 7.7.x 5.5. cm

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What numbers, once in Fortunes lap high fed, Select the cold hand of Charity! To shock us more, solicit it in vain! H. Corbould. C. Heath.

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John Heath, The Heath family engravers 1779-1878, Aldershot 1993, vol. 2, pp. 210-211

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Wellcome Collection 31957i

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