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Etching of a winged woman flying over a countryside, carrying two babies, with cottages, trees and sheep below.

A woman personifying night carries two babies over the land, representing sleep and death. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1764, after Annibale Carracci.

A winged female figure in flowing drapery flies low over a rural landscape, cradling two infants, one on each arm. Below, cottages, trees, and grazing sheep sit beneath a hazy sky, rendered in fine etched lines.

Artist
Annibale Carracci
Date
[1764?]
Medium
Allegorical prints Landscape prints Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2941 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1774.
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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