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Coloured lithograph of a tree with red and yellow medallions labelled with words, trunk marked HEALTH, with a church and figures in a rural landscape.

The tree of temperance, showing benefits caused by healthy living. Coloured lithograph, 1872.

A large allegorical tree fills the composition, its canopy dotted with round medallions in red and yellow, each bearing a word, and its trunk labelled HEALTH. Small figures stroll near a church, a farmhouse and a horse-drawn cart in a rural landscape beneath a cloudy sky.

Artist
Currier and Ives
Date
1872
Medium
Allegorical prints Family trees Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2979 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1872.
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: El árbol de la templanza, litografía coloreada, 1872

Un gran árbol alegórico ocupa casi toda la composición; su copa está salpicada de medallones redondos rojos y amarillos con palabras, y el tronco lleva la inscripción HEALTH. Pequeñas figuras caminan junto a una iglesia, una granja y una carreta tirada por caballos.

Português: A Árvore da Temperança, litografia colorida, 1872

Uma grande árvore alegórica ocupa quase toda a composição; sua copa está salpicada de medalhões redondos vermelhos e amarelos com palavras, e o tronco traz a inscrição HEALTH. Pequenas figuras caminham perto de uma igreja, uma fazenda e uma carroça puxada por cavalos.

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