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Coloured lithograph of two winged angels kneeling on clouds in prayer before a glowing golden monstrance with rays of light.

Angels venerating a monstrance. Coloured lithograph, 1842.

A coloured lithograph shows two winged angels kneeling on clouds in prayer, hands clasped, before a golden monstrance radiating light at the center. The angel on the left wears red and blue draperies, the one on the right red and teal, against a pale sunburst background. French and Spanish captions appear along the bottom edge.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[1842]
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2935 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1842.
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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