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Ragged hooded figure in a stone arched niche with a red caption reading Pouvrete, against a blue background with yellow flowers.

A woman in ragged clothing stands inside a stone niche holding a bowl; representing poverty. Coloured aquatint by H. Shaw, 1843.

A ragged figure in a dark hood and tattered brown cloak stands in a stone arched niche, holding a ring-shaped object at the waist against a blue background dotted with yellow flowers. The red caption 'Pouvrete' beneath it names the subject as poverty, painted in a bright, hand-coloured style reminiscent of medieval manuscripts.

Artist
Henry Shaw
Date
[1843]
Medium
Aquatints Allegorical prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3513 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1843.
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: La pobreza personificada: figura harapienta en un nicho de piedra

Una figura harapienta, con capucha oscura y una capa marrón rasgada, se encuentra de pie dentro de un nicho de piedra con arco, sosteniendo a la altura de la cintura un objeto con forma de anillo. Frente a un fondo azul salpicado de flores amarillas, la leyenda roja 'Pouvrete' en la parte inferior indica que el tema es la pobreza, pintada en un estilo vivo y coloreado a mano, recordando a los manuscritos medievales.

Português: A pobreza personificada: figura esfarrapada em um nicho de pedra

Uma figura esfarrapada, com capuz escuro e uma capa marrom rasgada, está de pé dentro de um nicho de pedra com arco, segurando na altura da cintura um objeto em forma de anel. Diante de um fundo azul salpicado de flores amarelas, a legenda vermelha 'Pouvrete' na parte inferior identifica o tema como a pobreza, pintada em um estilo vivo e colorido à mão, lembrando os manuscritos medievais.

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