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Wood engraving of a bearded man seated on the ground reading a book, with two seated men beside him and a thatched hut behind.

David Livingstone, seated on the ground, reading from the Bible to two African followers. Wood engraving and letterpress, 1874.

A wood engraving from a printed page shows a bearded man in a light jacket seated on the ground, reading a small book, while two men sit beside him beneath a thatched hut roof. Printed text above and a caption below frame the engraved scene in dense black-and-white line work.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1874
Medium
Wood engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2841 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1874.
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: David Livingstone leyendo la Biblia a sus hombres

Un grabado en madera de una página impresa muestra a un hombre barbudo con chaqueta clara sentado en el suelo, leyendo un libro pequeño, mientras dos hombres se sientan a su lado bajo el techo de paja de una choza. Un texto impreso arriba y un pie de imagen abajo enmarcan la escena con trazos densos en blanco y negro.

Português: David Livingstone lendo a Bíblia para seus homens

Uma xilogravura de uma página impressa mostra um homem barbudo com jaqueta clara sentado no chão, lendo um pequeno livro, enquanto dois homens se sentam ao seu lado sob o telhado de palha de uma cabana. Um texto impresso acima e uma legenda abaixo emolduram a cena com traços densos em preto e branco.