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Mezzotint of a woman holding a candle beside a canopied bed where a sick man lies sleeping in a dim bedroom.

A wife dutifully sits by the bedside of her sick husband, watching over him. Mezzotint by J.C. Bromley, 1837, after E. Prentis.

A woman in a pale dress and dark shawl kneels beside a canopied bed, holding a candle aloft while a man lies sleeping beneath the covers. Soft tonal shading and a glowing light source define the dim bedchamber, with a small table of bottles and slippers on the floor.

Artist
Edward Prentis
Date
1 September 1837
Medium
Mezzotints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2997 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1837.
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

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