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Colour print of a kneeling nurse in white veil with red cross, gazing up at a woman in dark dress holding a lamp, on a mottled cream background.

Florence Nightingale: a nurse looking up at a vision of Florence Nightingale as 'the lady of the lamp'. Colour process print after R. Kirchner, 1917.

A colour print titled The Call shows a young nurse in a white veil and gown, with a red cross on her chest, kneeling with clasped hands and gazing up. To the right and above her, a woman in a dark dress and headscarf holds an oil lamp, recalling the lady of the lamp, Florence Nightingale.

Artist
Raphael Kirchner
Date
1917
Medium
Portrait prints Photomechanical prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2855 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1917.
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: The Call: enfermera mira a Florence Nightingale con lámpara, 1917

Una impresión en color titulada The Call muestra a una joven enfermera con velo y vestido blancos, con una cruz roja en el pecho, arrodillada con las manos juntas y mirando hacia arriba. A la derecha y arriba de ella, una mujer con vestido oscuro y pañuelo en la cabeza sostiene una lámpara de aceite, evocando a la dama de la lámpara, Florence Nightingale.

Português: The Call: enfermeira olha para Florence Nightingale com lamparina, 1917

Uma impressão colorida intitulada The Call mostra uma jovem enfermeira com véu e vestido brancos, com uma cruz vermelha no peito, ajoelhada com as mãos juntas e olhando para cima. À direita e acima dela, uma mulher de vestido escuro e lenço na cabeça segura uma lamparina a óleo, lembrando a dama da lamparina, Florence Nightingale.