Engraving of a standing female figure holding a torch, with crescent moon and stars behind her, a bird at her feet, and the label La Nuit on the base.

Proserpine as Night, engraving after Jean-Melchior Raon

An engraving of a female figure standing on a pedestal, holding a torch aloft in one hand and gathering a drape with the other, with a crescent moon and stars above. A bird perches at her feet, and the plinth bears the inscription "LA NUIT" and "Proserpine." The fine linework shows drapery folds and a night sky.

Artist: Raon, Jean-Melchior, approximately 1669-1719.
Date: 1700-1799
Medium: Intaglio prints
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2349 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1799.
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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