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Mercy

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  • Two nuns in a pharmacy, one holds a sick child on her lap: Sisters of Charity Order. Mezzotint by T. Oldham Barlow, 1862, after H. Browne.
  • Monastery of the Royal Military Spanish Order of Mercy, Madrid, Spain: with coat of arms. Coloured pen and ink drawing.
  • One of the seven Acts of Mercy: Heal the sick. Line engraving by S. Bourdon after himself.
  • The Virgin of Mercy responding to the intercessions of saints by protecting people from arrows symbolising disease; the Devil rules below, where plague attacks the land. Lithograph after L. Dottorini after Benedetto Bonfigli, 1464 (?).
  • A fight between two men is interrupted by a woman representing mercy, pleading on behalf of the losing party. Engraving by G.T. Doo, 1848, after W. Etty.
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    Monastery of the Royal Military Spanish Order of Mercy, Madrid, Spain: with coat of arms. Coloured pen and ink drawing.

    | Reference: 18256i
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    One of the seven Acts of Mercy: Dress the naked. Line engraving by S. Bourdon after himself.

    Bourdon, Sébastien, 1616-1671. | Reference: 18128i
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    The Virgin of Mercy responding to the intercessions of saints by protecting people from arrows symbolising disease; the Devil rules below, where plague attacks the land. Lithograph after L. Dottorini after Benedetto Bonfigli, 1464 (?).

    Bonfigli, Benedetto, approximately 1420-1496. | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 21419i
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    A fight between two men is interrupted by a woman representing mercy, pleading on behalf of the losing party. Engraving by G.T. Doo, 1848, after W. Etty.

    Etty, William, 1787-1849. | Date: [1890?] | Reference: 46765i
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    One of the seven Acts of Mercy: Heal the sick. Line engraving by S. Bourdon after himself.

    Bourdon, Sébastien, 1616-1671. | Reference: 18130i
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