Mettray penal colony, Mettray, France: a cloister with a young man sitting on a bench reading and a nun, in a place where stolen objects can be anonymously returned. Lithograph by Sauvé and Faivre after A. Thierry.

    • Thierry, Alexandre (Jean Alexandre), 1810–1866.
    Date:
    1844
    Reference:
    29031i
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    Licence: Public Domain Mark

    Credit: Mettray penal colony, Mettray, France: a cloister with a young man sitting on a bench reading and a nun, in a place where stolen objects can be anonymously returned. Lithograph by Sauvé and Faivre after A. Thierry. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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