Brown ink drawing of two men lying on a cushion, one with head tilted back, with columns and tiny figures in a distant landscape at right.

Two holy men lying side by side, affected by the plague

Brown ink and wash drawing of two male figures lying on a cushioned bed, one reclined with head thrown back and bare chest, the other stretched across the foreground with bare legs. Columns rise at right, and small figures appear in a distant landscape beside water.

Artist: Unknown
Date: [between 1700 and 1799?]
Medium: Drawings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2855 × 4000 px

Download full size

Public domain · Licensed CC BY 4.0 (Wellcome Collection) by Wellcome Collection; credit required.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier C · as stated by the source: CC BY 4.0 (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

18th century drawing figurative art wellcome collection columns ink and wash death plague sepia