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Stipple engraving of an elderly woman in a white cap beside a girl with ribboned hair holding a small book, in a dim room with draped curtains.

A grandmother hands a copy of the Bible to her granddaughter. Stipple engraving by H. Meyer after H.P. Briggs.

A stipple engraving shows an elderly woman in a white frilled cap and dark dress, her hand resting against her cheek, beside a young girl with ribboned hair who holds a small book. The girl looks up at the older woman in a dim room with draped curtains, and the printed caption beneath reads The Grandmother's Present, The Bible.

Artist
Henry Perronet Briggs
Date
1800-1899
Medium
Stipple engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2896 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Licensed CC BY 4.0 (Wellcome Collection) by Wellcome Collection; credit required.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier C · as stated by the source: CC BY 4.0 (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Español: El regalo de la abuela: La Biblia

Un grabado al punteado muestra a una mujer mayor con una cofia blanca de volantes y vestido oscuro, con la mano apoyada en la mejilla, junto a una niña de cabello con cintas que sostiene un libro pequeño. La niña mira hacia la mujer mayor en un interior tenue con cortinas drapeadas, y el texto impreso debajo dice El regalo de la abuela, La Biblia.

Português: O presente da avó: A Bíblia

Uma gravura pontilhada mostra uma mulher idosa com touca branca de babados e vestido escuro, com a mão apoiada na bochecha, ao lado de uma menina de cabelo com laços que segura um pequeno livro. A menina olha para a mulher mais velha em um interior sombrio com cortinas drapeadas, e a legenda impressa abaixo diz O presente da avó, A Bíblia.