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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.

An old couple lie in their sick bed receiving alms from a girl with the encouragement of her mother and a nun. Line engraving by Th.-F. Vi-., 1781, after J.B. Greuze.

A wife tells her husband to add her charitable givings to his records of their outgoings. Colour photomechanical reproduction of a lithograph by N. Dorville, c. 1901.

A woman kneels in a church with a collecting purse in her hand. Coloured lithograph.

A wealthy woman visiting the sick. Wood engraving after C. Baugniet.

A physician takes the pulse of a sick woman in bed, while a nurse (nun) hands her a drink. Colour process print, 1980, after P. Picasso, 1897.

Belisarius begging for alms. Engraving by G. Scotin after J. Goupy after L. Borzone.

A wealthy lady visiting the poor, and giving charity to an old woman wearing spectacles in bed. Line engraving after J.B. Greuze.

Sisters of Charity, Catholic and Protestant, abroad and at home / by Mrs. Jameson.

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A wealthy woman visiting the sick. Wood engraving after C. Baugniet.

A physician takes the pulse of a sick woman in bed, while a nurse (nun) hands her a drink. Colour process print, 1980, after P. Picasso, 1897.

Belisarius begging for alms. Engraving by G. Scotin after J. Goupy after L. Borzone.

A wealthy lady visiting the poor, and giving charity to an old woman wearing spectacles in bed. Line engraving after J.B. Greuze.

Sisters of Charity, Catholic and Protestant, abroad and at home / by Mrs. Jameson.