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Etching of an allegorical scene with a torch-bearing woman, a distressed woman, a one-legged man among scattered books, and a standing woman pointing upward.

A woman holding a torch is dragging a woman by her hair, another woman is holding her head in despair at the sight of a one-legged man destroying books and instruments; a woman and a sea monster contemplate the scene. Etching, 16--.

An etching of an allegorical scene: a torch-bearing woman grapples with a figure at left while a dishevelled woman clasps her head. A one-legged man on a crutch strikes at scattered books and instruments, and a standing woman points upward at right beside a sea creature.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1600-1699
Medium
Etchings Allegorical prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 1935 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
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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