An old couple lie in their sick bed receiving alms from a girl with the encouragement of her mother and a nun. Pen and ink drawing after J.B. Greuze.

An old couple lie in their sick bed receiving alms from a girl with the encouragement of her mother and a nun. Line engraving by Th.-F. Vi-., 1781, after J.B. Greuze.

A wife tells her husband to add her charitable givings to his records of their outgoings. Colour photomechanical reproduction of a lithograph by N. Dorville, c. 1901.

A woman kneels in a church with a collecting purse in her hand. Coloured lithograph.

A wealthy woman visiting the sick. Wood engraving after C. Baugniet.

1 print : process print, printed in colours ; image 23.3 x 30 cm

A physician takes the pulse of a sick woman in bed, while a nurse (nun) hands her a drink. Colour process print, 1980, after P. Picasso, 1897.

The œconomy of charity  or, an address to ladies concerning Sunday-Schools; the establishment of schools of industry under female inspection; And The Distribution Of Voluntary Benefactions. To which is added an appendix, Containing AN Account Of The Sunday-Schools In Old Brentford. By Mrs. Trimmer.

1 print : engraving, with etching ; image 48.5 x 55.3 cm

Belisarius begging for alms. Engraving by G. Scotin after J. Goupy after L. Borzone.

A wealthy lady visiting the poor, and giving charity to an old woman wearing spectacles in bed. Line engraving after J.B. Greuze.

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Women in charitable work

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A wealthy woman visiting the sick. Wood engraving after C. Baugniet.

A physician takes the pulse of a sick woman in bed, while a nurse (nun) hands her a drink. Colour process print, 1980, after P. Picasso, 1897.

The œconomy of charity or, an address to ladies concerning Sunday-Schools; the establishment of schools of industry under female inspection; And The Distribution Of Voluntary Benefactions. To which is added an appendix, Containing AN Account Of The Sunday-Schools In Old Brentford. By Mrs. Trimmer.

Belisarius begging for alms. Engraving by G. Scotin after J. Goupy after L. Borzone.

A wealthy lady visiting the poor, and giving charity to an old woman wearing spectacles in bed. Line engraving after J.B. Greuze.

Women in charitable work

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Images referencing Women in charitable work

Works from the collections

A wealthy woman visiting the sick. Wood engraving after C. Baugniet.

A physician takes the pulse of a sick woman in bed, while a nurse (nun) hands her a drink. Colour process print, 1980, after P. Picasso, 1897.

The œconomy of charity or, an address to ladies concerning Sunday-Schools; the establishment of schools of industry under female inspection; And The Distribution Of Voluntary Benefactions. To which is added an appendix, Containing AN Account Of The Sunday-Schools In Old Brentford. By Mrs. Trimmer.

Belisarius begging for alms. Engraving by G. Scotin after J. Goupy after L. Borzone.

A wealthy lady visiting the poor, and giving charity to an old woman wearing spectacles in bed. Line engraving after J.B. Greuze.

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