Black-and-white engraving of the Virgin Mary in a radiant cloud over a town and lake, with a crowd kneeling in prayer in the foreground.

Virgin Mary Receiving Prayers for Switzerland, engraving after Bader

A black-and-white engraving shows the Virgin Mary in a radiant cloud above a town and lake, arms outstretched, with rays of light falling toward a kneeling crowd in the foreground. Men and women in period dress pray beside a small stone shrine, while tiny figures move across the distant landscape.

Artist: Bader, Augustin, active 1835-1868.
Date: [1845?]
Medium: Engravings Devotional images
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2273 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1855.
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

19th century engraving religious art virgin mary prayer devotional print lake landscape black and white