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Examples of charity: giving drink to the thirsty. Etching by H. Fletcher after Frans Francken the elder.

The rich visiting the poor and needy bringing alms, with a quote from the Bible. Line engraving by B. Baron, 1728, after a painting attributed to Frans Francken I.

A pilgrim is given lodging by a rich man. Engraving by B. Baron after Frans Francken the elder.

Examples of charity: clothing the naked. Etching by H. Fletcher after Frans Francken the elder.

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Francken, Frans, 1542-1616

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Examples of charity: giving drink to the thirsty. Etching by H. Fletcher after Frans Francken the elder.

A pilgrim is given lodging by a rich man. Engraving by B. Baron after Frans Francken the elder.

The rich visiting the poor and needy bringing alms, with a quote from the Bible. Line engraving by B. Baron, 1728, after a painting attributed to Frans Francken I.

Examples of charity: clothing the naked. Etching by H. Fletcher after Frans Francken the elder.