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Penance

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  • Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. Halftone after P.H. Calderon.
  • Monks singing the Liturgy of the Hours; one monk doing penance. Etching by J.J. de Boissieu, 1795.
  • The shrine of Saint Thomas of Canterbury: King Henry II being scourged in penance. Coloured etching by J. Carter, 1794.
  • Eleanor doing penance for witchcraft. Engraving by A. Smith, 1811, after R. Smirke.
  • Men and women in India performing various kinds of penance and mortification.. Etching by Giuseppe Filosi.
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    Monks singing the Liturgy of the Hours; one monk doing penance. Etching by J.J. de Boissieu, 1795.

    Boissieu, Jean-Jacques de, 1736-1810. | Date: 1795 | Reference: 29908i
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    King David is forced by God to choose between famine, defeat in battle, or a pestilence. Engraving by M. Ogier, 1676.

    | Date: [1676?] | Reference: 2803333i
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    A dancing couple from the Pujari caste. Gouache drawing.

    | Reference: 28675i
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    The shrine of Saint Thomas of Canterbury: King Henry II being scourged in penance. Coloured etching by J. Carter, 1794.

    | Date: May 1.t 1794 | Reference: 7290i
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    Eleanor doing penance for witchcraft. Engraving by A. Smith, 1811, after R. Smirke.

    Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845. | Date: April 6th 1811 | Reference: 38167i
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