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Etching of a hooded monk at night carrying a small child and a large bundle, holding a lantern in a stone doorway.

A monk carries a small child at night, while on his back he carries a bundle in which the face of a woman is visible: he is delivering them to a convent. Etching.

An etching shows a hooded monk in a long robe with a rope belt, carrying a small child in his arms and a large bundle on his back, with a lantern in his right hand. He stands in a stone doorway at night, and the caption below reads 'Provision for the Convent.'

Artist
Matthew Darly
Date
1700-1799
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2386 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1799.
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: Monje que lleva un niño y un bulto de noche

Un aguafuerte muestra a un monje encapuchado con una larga túnica y cinturón de cuerda, que lleva un niño pequeño en brazos y un gran bulto a la espalda, con un farol en la mano derecha. Está de pie en un umbral de piedra durante la noche, y el texto inferior dice 'Provision for the Convent.'

Português: Monge carregando uma criança e um fardo à noite

Uma gravura em água-forte mostra um monge encapuzado, com um longo hábito e cordão na cintura, carregando uma criança pequena nos braços e um grande fardo nas costas, com uma lanterna na mão direita. Ele está de pé em uma porta de pedra durante a noite, e a legenda abaixo diz 'Provision for the Convent.'