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Engraving of a frightened boy with a candle and book in a dark barn, an owl flying above him, straw at lower left.

A boy entering a darkened barn, frightened by what he fears is a ghost but is an owl. Etching by R. Pollard and aquatint by F. Jukes, 1785, after R.M. Paye.

A young boy with wide open mouth stands in a dim barn doorway, clutching a book and a lit candle while an owl swoops above him. Sheaves of straw lie at lower left, and rough timber beams frame the scene in brown tones.

Artist
Paye, Richard Morton, 1750-1821
Date
April 12th 1785
Medium
Aquatints Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2815 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1785.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Un niño tímido: niño asustado por un búho en un granero oscuro

Un niño con la boca muy abierta está de pie en la entrada de un granero en penumbra, sosteniendo un libro y una vela encendida mientras un búho vuela sobre él. Un montón de paja yace en la esquina inferior izquierda, y vigas de madera rústicas enmarcan la escena en tonos marrones.

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Um menino de boca bem aberta está parado na entrada de um celeiro na penumbra, segurando um livro e uma vela acesa enquanto uma coruja voa acima dele. Um monte de palha repousa no canto inferior esquerdo, e vigas de madeira rústicas emolduram a cena em tons castanhos.

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