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Mentally ill people in the garden of an asylum, a warden lurks in the background. Engraving by K.H. Merz under the direction of S. Amsler, c. 1834, after W. Kaulbach.

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) and Saint Joseph with the Christ Child, Saint John the Baptist and Saint Elisabeth. Engraving by S. Amsler, 1836, after Raphael.

Jesus invites two children to come to him. Engraving by S. Amsler after B. Thorwaldsen.

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Mentally ill people in the garden of an asylum, a warden lurks in the background. Engraving by K.H. Merz under the direction of S. Amsler, c. 1834, after W. Kaulbach.

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) and Saint Joseph with the Christ Child, Saint John the Baptist and Saint Elisabeth. Engraving by S. Amsler, 1836, after Raphael.

Jesus invites two children to come to him. Engraving by S. Amsler after B. Thorwaldsen.