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Night scene: a hooded figure in a dark habit carries a bundle across snow beside a stone wall, under a starry sky with distant firelight.

Sœur de la Charité sauvant un enfant. Épisode du siège de Paris

A dark-robed woman in a hooded habit walks through a snowy courtyard at night, carrying a bundle against her chest beside a low stone wall. Starry sky above, with a glow of fire on the distant rooftops at right, and a stone building at left. Oil painting in muted blues and blacks.

Artist
Gustave Doré
Date
1871
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1600 × 1208 px
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Public domain · Gustave Doré died 1883 and the work dates by 1871; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Gustave Doré, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Hermana de la Caridad salvando a un niño, sitio de París

Una mujer con hábito oscuro y capucha camina de noche por un patio nevado, sosteniendo un bulto contra el pecho junto a un muro bajo de piedra. Arriba, un cielo estrellado y un resplandor de fuego sobre los tejados lejanos a la derecha; a la izquierda, un edificio de piedra. Pintura al óleo en tonos azules y negros apagados.

Português: Irmã de Caridade salvando uma criança, cerco de Paris

Uma mulher de hábito escuro e capuz caminha à noite por um pátio coberto de neve, carregando um embrulho junto ao peito, ao lado de um muro baixo de pedra. Acima, um céu estrelado e um brilho de fogo sobre os telhados distantes à direita; à esquerda, um edifício de pedra. Pintura a óleo em tons de azul e preto sombrios.

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