Broad term that refers to benevolence, forgiveness, and kindness
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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.
Sébastien BourdonDate: [date of publication not identified]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 (?).
Benedetto BonfigliDate: 1800-1899Reference: 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.
William EttyDate: [1890?]Reference: 46765i
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One of the seven Acts of Mercy: Heal the sick. Line engraving by S. Bourdon after himself.
Sébastien BourdonDate: [date of publication not identified]Reference: 18130i